Patents by Inventor Ronald A. Cline

Ronald A. Cline 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: 9015023
    Abstract: A method and circuit for device specific configuration of an operating voltage is provided. A circuit design is analyzed to determine a maximum gate-level delay for the circuit design. A minimum voltage value corresponding to the maximum gate-level delay is determined along with a default voltage value corresponding to a default gate-level delay. A voltage scaling factor corresponding to the minimum voltage and default voltage values is determined. The circuit design is synthesized such that the synthesized design includes the voltage scaling value. The synthesized design specifies setting an operating voltage to a value of a startup voltage value scaled by the voltage scaling value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Tuan, Daniel Chung, Ronald Cline, Andy DeBaets, Matthew H. Klein
  • Publication number: 20110276321
    Abstract: A method and circuit for device specific configuration of an operating voltage is provided. A circuit design is analyzed to determine a maximum gate-level delay for the circuit design. A minimum voltage value corresponding to the maximum gate-level delay is determined along with a default voltage value corresponding to a default gate-level delay. A voltage scaling factor corresponding to the minimum voltage and default voltage values is determined. The circuit design is synthesized such that the synthesized design includes the voltage scaling value. The synthesized design specifies setting an operating voltage to a value of a startup voltage value scaled by the voltage scaling value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: XILINX, INC.
    Inventors: Tim Tuan, Daniel Chung, Ronald Cline, Andy DeBaets, Matthew H. Klein
  • Patent number: 6086658
    Abstract: A method and device for using the density control water to continuously flush the oxidation air header and the sparge pipes in a flue gas wet scrubber agitation tank. The density control line is routed to the elevation where the control valve is located. A U-shaped trap is located between the control valve and air sparge header such that the density control water joins the humidified oxidation air. A liquid layer forms on the floor of the header and is moved toward the distant side of the header by the motion of the air passing on top of the liquid layer and by the continuous flow of water. The bottom section of the main header is perforated to allow the flowing water to exit the header into the tank and flush any accumulated solids that might penetrate the header through the air holes. The air holes are located in a section at a minimum of five degrees off the floor and maximum of one hundred eighty degrees off the header bottom and preferably at forty-five degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: McDermott Technology, Incorporated
    Inventors: Wadie Fawzy Gohara, Thomas Wayne Strock, John Ronald Cline
  • Patent number: 6013120
    Abstract: A device for using the density control water to continuously flush the oxidation air header and the sparge pipes in a flue gas wet scrubber agitation tank. The density control line is routed to the elevation where the control valve is located. A U-shaped trap is located between the control valve and air sparge header such that the density control water joins the humidified oxidation air. A liquid layer forms on the floor of the header and is moved toward the distant side of the header by the motion of the air passing on top of the liquid layer and by the continuous flow of water. The bottom section of the main header is perforated to allow the flowing water to exit the header into the tank and flush any accumulated solids that might penetrate the header through the air holes. The air holes are located in a section at a minimum of five degrees off the floor and maximum of one hundred eighty degrees off the header bottom and preferably at forty-five degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: McDermott Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Wadie Fawzy Gohara, Thomas Wayne Strock, John Ronald Cline
  • Patent number: 4723080
    Abstract: A conversion unit for a light source includes a housing which includes circuit means for turning the lamp on and off as well as providing several brightness levels of illumination. The housing includes a male plug for connection to a power source; a female receptacle for receiving a lamp plug; an antenna receptor; and an antenna connected to the receptor and terminating in an electrically conductive member. The last named member becomes the switch for the lamp when the unit is in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Assignee: GTE Products Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald A. Cline, Thomas E. Gouldy