Patents by Inventor Roger Ulrich

Roger Ulrich 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: 9900186
    Abstract: Vector signaling codes are synergistically combined with multi-level signaling, the increased alphabet size provided by the multi-level signaling enabling a larger codeword space for a given number of symbols, at the cost of reduced receiver detection margin for each of the multiple signal levels. Vector signaling code construction methods are disclosed in which code construction and selection of multi-level signal levels are coordinated with the design of an associated receive comparator network, wherein modified signal levels encoded and emitted by the transmitter result in increased detection margin at the receive comparators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: KANDOU LABS, S.A.
    Inventors: Amin Shokrollahi, Roger Ulrich
  • Patent number: 9838017
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting data over physical channels to provide a high bandwidth, low latency interface between integrated circuit chips with low power utilization. Communication is performed using group signaling over multiple wires using a vector signaling code, where each wire carries a low-swing signal that may take on more than two signal values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: KANDOU LABS, S.A.
    Inventors: John Fox, Brian Holden, Peter Hunt, John D. Keay, Amin Shokrollahi, Andrew Kevin John Stewart, Giuseppe Surace, Roger Ulrich, Richard Simpson
  • Patent number: 9819522
    Abstract: In a detection circuit, inputs correspond to received indications of vector signaling code words received by a first integrated circuit from a second integrated circuit. With four inputs, the circuit compares a first pair to obtain a first difference result and compares a second pair, disjoint from the first pair, to obtain a second difference result. The first and second difference results are then summed to form an output function. A system might use a plurality of such detection circuits to arrive at an input word. The circuit can include amplification, equalization, and input selection with efficient code word detection. The vector signaling code can be a Hadamard matrix code encoding for three input bits. The circuit might also have frequency-dependent gain, a selection function that directs one of the summation function result or the first difference result to the output function, variable gain, and/or a slicer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: KANDOU LABS, S.A.
    Inventors: Roger Ulrich, Peter Hunt
  • Publication number: 20170279642
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting data over physical channels to provide a high bandwidth, low latency interface between a transmitting device and a receiving device operating at high speed with low power utilization. Communication is performed using group signaling over sets of four wires using a vector signaling code, where each wire of a set carries a low-swing signal that may take on one of four signal values. Topologies and designs of wire sets are disclosed with preferred characteristics for group signaling communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: John Fox, Brian Holden, Ali Hormati, Peter Hunt, John D. Keay, Amin Shokrollahi, Richard Simpson, Anant Singh, Andrew Kevin John Stewart, Giuseppe Surace, Roger Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20170266191
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the invention includes a therapeutic combination of a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor, including PI3K inhibitors selective for the ?- and ?-isoforms and selective for both ?- and ?-isoforms, and a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor. In some embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic methods of using a BTK inhibitor and a PI3K-? inhibitor to treat solid tumor cancers by modulation of the tumor microenvironment, including macrophages, monocytes, mast cells, helper T cells, cytotoxic T cells, regulatory T cells, natural killer cells, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, regulatory B cells, neutrophils, dendritic cells, and fibroblasts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Ahmed Hamdy, Wayne Rothbaum, Raquel Izumi, Brian Lannutti, Todd Covey, Roger Ulrich, Dave Johnson, Tjeerd Barf, Allard Kaptein
  • Publication number: 20170272285
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods of receiving first and second input signals at a first two-input comparator, responsively generating a first subchannel output, receiving third and fourth input signals at a second two-input comparator, responsively generating a second subchannel output, receiving the first, second, third, and fourth input signals at a third multi-input comparator, responsively generating a third subchannel output representing a comparison of an average of the first and second input signals to an average of the third and fourth input signals, configuring a first data detector connected to the second subchannel output and a second data detector connected to the third subchannel output according to a legacy mode of operation and a P4 mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Amin Shokrollahi, Roger Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20170239351
    Abstract: Therapeutic compositions and methods of using the compositions, including combinations of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a phosphomositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor, including PI3K inhibitors selective for the ?- and ?-isoforms and selective for both y- and ?-isoforms (PI3K-?,?, PI3K-?, and PI3K-?, a programmed death 1 (PD-1) or programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor, and/or a Janus kinase-2 (JAK-2) inhibitor are described. In certain embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic methods of using a PD-1 monoclonal antibody and a BTK inhibitor. In other embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic methods of using a PD-L1 monoclonal antibody and a BTK inhibitor. In other embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic methods of using a PD-1 inhibitor, a BTK inhibitor, and a PI3K˜? inhibitor. In other embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic methods of using a PD-L1 inhibitor, a BTK inhibitor, and a PI3K˜? inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Ahmed Hamdy, Wayne Rothbaum, Raquel Izumi, Brian Lannutti, Todd Covey, Roger Ulrich, Dave Johnson, Tjeerd Barf, Allard Kaptein
  • Publication number: 20170231986
    Abstract: Therapeutic combinations of a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor, including PI3K inhibitors selective for the ?- and ?-isoforms and selective for both ?- and ?-isoforms (PI3K-?,?, PI3K-?, and PI3K-?), a Janus kinase-2 (JAK-2) inhibitor, a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, and/or a B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitor are described. In some embodiments, the invention provides therapeutic combinations of a PI3K-? inhibitor and a BTK inhibitor, a JAK-2 and a BTK inhibitor, and a BCL-2 and BTK inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Acerta Pharma B.V.
    Inventors: Ahmed Hamdy, Wayne Rothbaum, Raquel Izumi, Brian Lannutti, Todd Covey, Roger Ulrich, Dave Johnson, Tjeerd Barf, Allard Kaptein
  • Publication number: 20170231995
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic methods of using a BTK inhibitor to treat solid tumor cancers by modulation of the tumor microenvironment, including macrophages, monocytes, mast cells, helper T cells, cytotoxic T cells, regulatory T cells, natural killer cells, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, regulatory B cells, neutrophils, dendritic cells, and fibroblasts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Ahmed Hamdy, Wayne Rothbaum, Raquel Izumi, Brian Lannutti, Todd Covey, Roger Ulrich, Dave Johnson, Tjeerd Barf, Allard Kaptein
  • Publication number: 20170224819
    Abstract: Therapeutic combinations of a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor, including PI3K inhibitors selective for the ?- and ?-isoforms and selective for both ?- and ?-isoforms (PI3K-?,?, PI3K-?, and PI3K-?, a Janus kinase-2 (JAK-2) inhibitor, a cyclin-dependent kinase-4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor, and/or a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor are described. In certain embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic combinations of a cyclin-dependent kinase-4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor and a BTK inhibitor, a PI3K-? inhibitor and a BTK inhibitor, a JAK-2 and a BTK inhibitor, and a JAK-2, PI3K-?, and BTK inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Ahmed Hamdy, Wayne Rothbaum, Raquel Izumi, Brian Lannutti, Todd Covey, Roger Ulrich, Dave Johnson, Tjeerd Barf, Allard Kaptein
  • Patent number: 9674014
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods of receiving first and second input signals at a first two-input comparator, responsively generating a first subchannel output, receiving third and fourth input signals at a second two-input comparator, responsively generating a second subchannel output, receiving the first, second, third, and fourth input signals at a third multi-input comparator, responsively generating a third subchannel output representing a comparison of an average of the first and second input signals to an average of the third and fourth input signals, configuring a first data detector connected to the second subchannel output and a second data detector connected to the third subchannel output according to a legacy mode of operation and a P4 mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: KANDOU LABS, S.A.
    Inventors: Amin Shokrollahi, Roger Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20170136014
    Abstract: Therapeutic combinations of a Janus kinase-2 (JAK-2) inhibitor, a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, and/or a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor, including PI3K inhibitors selective for the ?- and ?-isoforms and selective for both ?- and ?-isoforms, are described. In some embodiments, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising combinations of (1) a PI3K-? inhibitor and a BTK inhibitor, (2) a JAK-2 inhibitor and a BTK inhibitor, or (3) a JAK-2 inhibitor, PI3K-? inhibitor, and BTK inhibitor, and methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions for treating a disease, in particular a cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Ahmed Hamdy, Wayne Rothbaum, Raquel Izumi, Brian Lannutti, Todd Covey, Roger Ulrich, Dave Johnson, Tjeerd Barf, Allard Kaptein
  • Publication number: 20170118048
    Abstract: Transmission line driver systems are described which are comprised of multiple paralleled driver elements. The paralleled structure allows efficient generation of multiple output signal levels with adjustable output amplitude, optionally including Finite Impulse Response signal shaping and skew pre-compensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventor: Roger Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20170095471
    Abstract: Therapeutic methods of treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic leukemia (SLL) are described. In certain embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic methods of treating CLL and SLL using a BTK inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic methods of treating subtypes of CLL and SLL using a BTK inhibitor, including subtypes of CLL in patients sensitive to thrombosis and subtypes of CLL that increase monocytes and NK cells in peripheral blood after treatment with a BTK inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic methods of treating CLL and SLL using a combination of a BTK inhibitor and an anti-CD20 antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Hamdy Ahmed, Wayne Rothbaum, Raquel Izumi, Brian Lannutti, Todd Covey, Roger Ulrich, Dave Johnson, Tjeerd Barf, Allard Kaptein
  • Patent number: 9596109
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting data over physical channels to provide a high bandwidth, low latency interface between a transmitting device and a receiving device operating at high speed with low power utilization. Communication is performed using group signaling over sets of four wires using a vector signaling code, where each wire of a set carries a low-swing signal that may take on one of four signal values. Topologies and designs of wire sets are disclosed with preferred characteristics for group signaling communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: KANDOU LABS, S.A.
    Inventors: John Fox, Brian Holden, Ali Hormati, Peter Hunt, John D. Keay, Amin Shokrollahi, Richard Simpson, Anant Singh, Andrew Kevin John Stewart, Giuseppe Surace, Roger Ulrich
  • Patent number: 9564994
    Abstract: Systems and circuits are described for transmitting data over physical channels to provide a fault tolerant, high speed, low latency interface such as between a memory controller and memory devices. Communications signals are communicated over interconnection groups comprised of multiple wires, with the described encoding and decoding permitting continued communication in the presence of a wire failure within an interconnection group. An efficient distributable voltage regulator to provide communications driver power is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: KANDOU LABS, S.A.
    Inventors: Amin Shokrollahi, Roger Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20170012804
    Abstract: In a detection circuit, inputs correspond to received indications of vector signaling code words received by a first integrated circuit from a second integrated circuit. With four inputs, the circuit compares a first pair to obtain a first difference result and compares a second pair, disjoint from the first pair, to obtain a second difference result. The first and second difference results are then summed to form an output function. A system might use a plurality of such detection circuits to arrive at an input word. The circuit can include amplification, equalization, and input selection with efficient code word detection. The vector signaling code can be a Hadamard matrix code encoding for three input bits. The circuit might also have frequency-dependent gain, a selection function that directs one of the summation function result or the first difference result to the output function, variable gain, and/or a slicer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Roger Ulrich, Peter Hunt
  • Patent number: 9544015
    Abstract: Transmission line driver systems are described which are comprised of multiple paralleled driver elements. The paralleled structure allows efficient generation of multiple output signal levels with adjustable output amplitude, optionally including Finite Impulse Response signal shaping and skew pre-compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: KANDOU LABS, S.A.
    Inventor: Roger Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20160373200
    Abstract: Properties and the construction method of Orthogonal Differential Vector Signaling Codes are disclosed which are tolerant of order-reversal, as may occur when physical routing of communications channel wires causes the bus signal order to be reversed. Operation using the described codes with such bus-reversed signals can avoid complete logical or physical re-ordering of received signals or other significant duplication of receiver resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Roger Ulrich, Amin Shokrollahi
  • Publication number: 20160285456
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting data over physical channels to provide a high bandwidth, low latency interface between integrated circuit chips with low power utilization. Communication is performed using group signaling over multiple wires using a vector signaling code, where each wire carries a low-swing signal that may take on more than two signal values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: John Fox, Brian Holden, Peter Hunt, John D. Keay, Amin Shokrollahi, Andrew Kevin John Stewart, Giuseppe Surace, Roger Ulrich, Richard Simpson