Patents by Inventor Roger N. Switzer

Roger N. Switzer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9849631
    Abstract: Embodiments include an apparatus for fabricating a three-dimensional (3D) object from a digital representation of the 3D object stored in a computer readable media. The apparatus includes a build platform on which the 3D object is to be fabricated and a nozzle configured to deposit printing material on the build platform to fabricate the 3D object. The apparatus further includes a first drive mechanism configured to drive the nozzle over the build platform and a second drive mechanism configured to rotate the build platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven M. Goss, Phillip Salvatori, Roger N. Switzer
  • Patent number: 9582443
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a serial control channel processor. In some aspects, a time-based instruction corresponding to a command is executed and a signaling event based on the time-based instruction is generated at a communication port. In other aspects a signal containing data is received at a communication port and a time-based instruction is executed to read data of the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Roger N. Switzer, Paul J. Zeman
  • Patent number: 9226398
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a printed circuit board includes a number of bond pads formed on a surface of the printed circuit board. At least a portion of the number of bond pads is arranged in an array of bond pads that includes a number of rows and a number of columns. A first portion of the number of rows include a number of adjacent rows having a first pitch and a second portion of the number of rows include at least one pair of adjacent rows having a second pitch different from the first pitch. In an embodiment, the second pitch is greater than 0.5 mm and less than 1.5 mm. In some embodiments, the array of bond pads can include at least one row of no-connect bond pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven M. Goss, Roger N. Switzer, Yinfei Song
  • Patent number: 8884920
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes apparatuses and techniques for programmatic sensing of capacitive sensors. In some aspects, a first set of instructions are executed that drive an output to a predetermined state for a duration of time effective to charge a capacitive sense element, a second set of instructions are executed that monitor a voltage level of the capacitive sense element, the second set of instructions executed for a number of iterations until the voltage level of the capacitive sense element crosses a predefined threshold, and user interaction with the capacitive sense element is determined based on the number of iterations that the second set of instructions execute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Roger N. Switzer, Jerry A. Marshall, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8736477
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for low-memory-usage arbitrary waveform representation or generation. These techniques and/or apparatuses enable representation and/or generation of arbitrary waveforms using less memory than many current techniques, thereby reducing costs or memory size. Further, in some embodiments the techniques and apparatuses generate arbitrary waveforms without using processor resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventors: Jerry A. Marshall, Jr., Roger N. Switzer
  • Publication number: 20140055461
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for low-memory-usage arbitrary waveform representation or generation. These techniques and/or apparatuses enable representation and/or generation of arbitrary waveforms using less memory than many current techniques, thereby reducing costs or memory size. Further, in some embodiments the techniques and apparatuses generate arbitrary waveforms without using processor resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventors: Jerry A. Marshall, Jr., Roger N. Switzer
  • Patent number: 8581765
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for low-memory-usage arbitrary waveform representation or generation. These techniques and/or apparatuses enable representation and/or generation of arbitrary waveforms using less memory than many current techniques, thereby reducing costs or memory size. Further, in some embodiments the techniques and apparatuses generate arbitrary waveforms without using processor resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventors: Jerry A. Marshall, Jr., Roger N Switzer
  • Publication number: 20120161996
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for low-memory-usage arbitrary waveform representation or generation. These techniques and/or apparatuses enable representation and/or generation of arbitrary waveforms using less memory than many current techniques, thereby reducing costs or memory size. Further, in some embodiments the techniques and apparatuses generate arbitrary waveforms without using processor resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Jerry A. Marshall, JR., Roger N. Switzer
  • Patent number: 7352085
    Abstract: A mechanism of one embodiment of the invention is disclosed that disconnects an electronic device from a power source includes a user-actuable switch, an electronically controllable switch, and a feedback mechanism. The electronically controllable switch couples the power source to the electronic device. The feedback mechanism turns on and off the electronically controllable switch in response to actuation of the user-actuable switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Ray, Ron Juve, Roger N. Switzer