Patents by Inventor Stephen Matthew Cowden

Stephen Matthew Cowden 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).

  • Virtual ports for connecting core independent peripherals
    Patent number: 11379398
    Abstract: A microcontroller has a central processing unit and a plurality of peripheral units and a plurality of port bit circuits provided through at least one input/output port. At least one port bit circuit of the plurality of port bit circuits is not connected to an external pin and the at least one port bit circuit is configurable to route a signal received at the port bit circuit to a selected peripheral of the microcontroller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Keith Edwin Curtis, Stephen Matthew Cowden
  • Virtual Ports for Connecting Core Independent Peripherals
    Publication number: 20200387466
    Abstract: A microcontroller has a central processing unit and a plurality of peripheral units and a plurality of port bit circuits provided through at least one input/output port. At least one port bit circuit of the plurality of port bit circuits is not connected to an external pin and the at least one port bit circuit is configurable to route a signal received at the port bit circuit to a selected peripheral of the microcontroller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Keith Edwin Curtis, Stephen Matthew Cowden