Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Gregg
Thomas A. Gregg 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).
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Publication number: 20240084452Abstract: A tray for a vaporization vessel that includes a tray having a side wall, a bottom plate, one or more apertures that extend through the bottom plate, and a duct that extends through and from the bottom plate. The tray configured to support a solid reagent to be vaporized. A method of assembling the tray that includes forming a first tray that has the side wall and the bottom plate. A vaporization vessel that includes one or more of the trays.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Bryan C. HENDRIX, Scott L. Battle, David J. Eldridge, John N. Gregg, Jacob Thomas, Manuel F. Gonzales, Kenney R. Jordan, Benjamin H. Olson
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Publication number: 20200334920Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, vehicle systems, and communication systems are provided, that include: obtaining location data for a vehicle while the vehicle is travelling, via a positioning system built into the vehicle; determining when the vehicle has entered a geo-fence associated with a regulated roadway, via a processor built into the vehicle; monitoring the vehicle, using the processor along with the positioning system, one or more sensors built into the vehicle, or both, generating vehicle data, while the vehicle is within the geo-fence, the vehicle data pertaining to a vehicle's usage of, compliance with, or both, of the regulated roadway; determining when the vehicle has exited the geo-fence, via the processor disposed onboard the vehicle; and transmitting the vehicle data, for use in determining a fee associated with the vehicle's travel along the regulated roadway, after the vehicle has exited the geo-fence, via a transceiver disposed onboard the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS LLCInventors: Stephen M. London, Alexander X. Cermak, Anvesh Singireddy, Brian N. Hoglund, Thomas Gregg DeMaria
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Patent number: 10616115Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer system for managing data transfer. The computer system includes a memory, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, a send component and a receive component having a message queue and a controller. A single link interface communicatively couples the send component to the receive component. The single link interface includes a mainline channel and a sideband channel, and the computer system is configured to perform a method. The method includes transmitting mainline channel messages over the mainline channel from the send component to the receive component. The method further includes transmitting sideband channel messages over the sideband channel from the send component to the message queue of the receive component. The method further includes utilizing the controller to control a flow of the sideband channel messages to the message queue without relying on sending feedback to the send component about the flow.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Richard K. Errickson, Thomas A. Gregg, Leonard W. Helmer, Jr., Michael P. Lyons, Kulwant M. Pandey, Peter K. Szwed
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Patent number: 10597401Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and intermediates for the preparation of omacetaxine and cephalotaxine derivatives thereof. The resulting products are useful in the treatment of proliferative diseases and infectious diseases.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Albany Molecular Research, Inc.Inventors: Robert Jason Herr, Brian Thomas Gregg, William Bert Geiss
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Patent number: 10223283Abstract: Embodiments relate to enhancing a refresh PCI translation (RPCIT) instruction to refresh a translation lookaside buffer (TLB). A computer processor determines a request to purge a translation for a single frame of the TLB in response to executing an enhanced RPCIT instruction. The enhanced RPCIT instruction is configured to selectively perform one of a single-frame TLB refresh operation or a range-bounded TLB refresh operation. The computer processor determines an absolute storage frame based on a translation of a PCI virtual address in response to the request to purge a translation for a single frame of the TLB. The computer processor further performs the single-frame TLB refresh operation to purge the translation for the single frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: David F. Craddock, Thomas A. Gregg, Dan F. Greiner, Damian L. Osisek
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Patent number: 10122653Abstract: An energy management system for a data center network may include a central computer to establish an energy use policy for the computer data center network. The system may also include computer nodes in the computer data center network to receive a packet which is a query that obtains energy information from the nodes and/or a transmission reservation that provides instructions for the energy use policy to be implemented at the computer nodes. The computer nodes may reallocate data traffic on the computer data center network based on the energy use policy to improve energy consumption of the computer data center network.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2012Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Casimer M. DeCusatis, Thomas A. Gregg, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Rao
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Publication number: 20180134724Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and intermediates for the preparation of omacetaxine and cephalotaxine derivatives thereof. The resulting products are useful in the treatment of proliferative diseases and infectious diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Robert Jason HERR, Brian Thomas GREGG, William Bert GEISS
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Patent number: 9923824Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer system for managing data transfer. The computer system includes a memory, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, a send component and a receive component having a message queue and a controller. A link interface communicatively couples the send component to the receive component. The link interface includes a mainline channel and a sideband channel, and the computer system is configured to perform a method. The method includes transmitting mainline channel messages over the mainline channel from the send component to the receive component. The method further includes transmitting sideband channel messages over the sideband channel from the send component to the message queue of the receive component. The method further includes utilizing the controller to control a flow of the sideband channel messages to the message queue without relying on sending feedback to the send component about the flow.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Richard K. Errickson, Thomas A. Gregg, Leonard W. Helmer, Jr., Michael P. Lyons, Kulwant M. Pandey, Peter K. Szwed
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Publication number: 20180074972Abstract: Embodiments relate to enhancing a refresh PCI translation (RPCIT) instruction to refresh a translation lookaside buffer (TLB). A computer processor determines a request to purge a translation for a single frame of the TLB in response to executing an enhanced RPCIT instruction. The enhanced RPCIT instruction is configured to selectively perform one of a single-frame TLB refresh operation or a range-bounded TLB refresh operation. The computer processor determines an absolute storage frame based on a translation of a PCI virtual address in response to the request to purge a translation for a single frame of the TLB. The computer processor further performs the single-frame TLB refresh operation to purge the translation for the single frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: David F. Craddock, Thomas A. Gregg, Dan F. Greiner, Damian L. Osisek
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Publication number: 20180054387Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer system for managing data transfer. The computer system includes a memory, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, a send component and a receive component having a message queue and a controller. A single link interface communicatively couples the send component to the receive component. The single link interface includes a mainline channel and a sideband channel, and the computer system is configured to perform a method. The method includes transmitting mainline channel messages over the mainline channel from the send component to the receive component. The method further includes transmitting sideband channel messages over the sideband channel from the send component to the message queue of the receive component. The method further includes utilizing the controller to control a flow of the sideband channel messages to the message queue without relying on sending feedback to the send component about the flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Richard K. Errickson, Thomas A. Gregg, Leonard W. Helmer, JR., Michael P. Lyons, Kulwant M. Pandey, Peter K. Szwed
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Patent number: 9886391Abstract: Embodiments relate to enhancing a refresh PCI translation (RPCIT) instruction to refresh a translation lookaside buffer (TLB). A computer processor determines a request to purge a translation for a single frame of the TLB in response to executing an enhanced RPCIT instruction. The enhanced RPCIT instruction is configured to selectively perform one of a single-frame TLB refresh operation or a range-bounded TLB refresh operation. The computer processor determines an absolute storage frame based on a translation of a PCI virtual address in response to the request to purge a translation for a single frame of the TLB. The computer processer further performs the single-frame TLB refresh operation to purge the translation for the single frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: David F. Craddock, Thomas A. Gregg, Dan F. Greiner, Damian L. Osisek
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Patent number: 9886392Abstract: A method of enhancing a refresh PCI translation (RPCIT) operation to refresh a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) includes determining, by a computer processor, a request to perform at least one RPCIT instruction for purging at least one translation from the TLB. The method further includes purging, by the computer processor, the at least one translation from the TLB in response to executing the at least one RPCIT instruction. The computer processor selectively performs a synchronization operation prior to completing the at least one RPCIT instruction.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: David F. Craddock, Thomas A. Gregg, Dan F. Greiner, Damian L. Osisek
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Patent number: 9880942Abstract: A method of enhancing a refresh PCI translation (RPCIT) operation to refresh a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) includes determining, by a computer processor, a request to perform at least one RPCIT instruction for purging at least one translation from the TLB. The method further includes purging, by the computer processor, the at least one translation from the TLB in response to executing the at least one RPCIT instruction. The computer processor selectively performs a synchronization operation prior to completing the at least one RPCIT instruction.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: David F. Craddock, Thomas A. Gregg, Dan F. Greiner, Damian L. Osisek
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Publication number: 20180006947Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer system for managing data transfer. The computer system includes a memory, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, a send component and a receive component having a message queue and a controller. A link interface communicatively couples the send component to the receive component. The link interface includes a mainline channel and a sideband channel, and the computer system is configured to perform a method. The method includes transmitting mainline channel messages over the mainline channel from the send component to the receive component. The method further includes transmitting sideband channel messages over the sideband channel from the send component to the message queue of the receive component. The method further includes utilizing the controller to control a flow of the sideband channel messages to the message queue without relying on sending feedback to the send component about the flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Richard K. Errickson, Thomas A. Gregg, Leonard W. Helmer, JR., Michael P. Lyons, Kulwant M. Pandey, Peter K. Szwed
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Patent number: 9843518Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer system for managing data transfer. The computer system includes a memory, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, a send component and a receive component having a message queue and a controller. A link interface communicatively couples the send component to the receive component. The link interface includes a mainline channel and a sideband channel, and the computer system is configured to perform a method. The method includes transmitting mainline channel messages over the mainline channel from the send component to the receive component. The method further includes transmitting sideband channel messages over the sideband channel from the send component to the message queue of the receive component. The method further includes utilizing the controller to control a flow of the sideband channel messages to the message queue without relying on sending feedback to the send component about the flow.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Richard K. Errickson, Thomas A. Gregg, Leonard W. Helmer, Jr., Michael P. Lyons, Kulwant M. Pandey, Peter K. Szwed
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Patent number: 9794178Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer system for managing data transfer. The computer system includes a memory, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, a send component and a receive component having a message queue and a controller. A link interface communicatively couples the send component to the receive component. The link interface includes a mainline channel and a sideband channel, and the computer system is configured to perform a method. The method includes transmitting mainline channel messages over the mainline channel from the send component to the receive component. The method further includes transmitting sideband channel messages over the sideband channel from the send component to the message queue of the receive component. The method further includes utilizing the controller to control a flow of the sideband channel messages to the message queue without relying on sending feedback to the send component about the flow.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Richard K. Errickson, Thomas A. Gregg, Leonard W. Helmer, Jr., Michael P. Lyons, Kulwant M. Pandey, Peter K. Szwed
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Publication number: 20170187626Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer system for managing data transfer. The computer system includes a memory, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, a send component and a receive component having a message queue and a controller. A link interface communicatively couples the send component to the receive component. The link interface includes a mainline channel and a sideband channel, and the computer system is configured to perform a method. The method includes transmitting mainline channel messages over the mainline channel from the send component to the receive component. The method further includes transmitting sideband channel messages over the sideband channel from the send component to the message queue of the receive component. The method further includes utilizing the controller to control a flow of the sideband channel messages to the message queue without relying on sending feedback to the send component about the flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Richard K. Errickson, Thomas A. Gregg, Leonard W. Helmer, JR., Michael P. Lyons, Kulwant M. Pandey, Peter K. Szwed
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Patent number: 9626298Abstract: An address provided in a request issued by an adapter is converted to an address directly usable in accessing system memory. The address includes a plurality of bits, in which the plurality of bits includes a first portion of bits and a second portion of bits. The second portion of bits is used to index into one or more levels of address translation tables to perform the conversion, while the first portion of bits are ignored for the conversion. The first portion of bits are used to validate the address.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: David Craddock, Thomas A. Gregg, Dan F. Greiner, Eric N. Lais
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Patent number: 9628388Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer system for managing data transfer. The computer system includes a memory, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, a send component and a receive component having a message queue and a controller. A link interface communicatively couples the send component to the receive component. The link interface includes a mainline channel and a sideband channel, and the computer system is configured to perform a method. The method includes transmitting mainline channel messages over the mainline channel from the send component to the receive component. The method further includes transmitting sideband channel messages over the sideband channel from the send component to the message queue of the receive component. The method further includes utilizing the controller to control a flow of the sideband channel messages to the message queue without relying on sending feedback to the send component about the flow.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Richard K. Errickson, Thomas A. Gregg, Leonard W. Helmer, Jr., Michael P. Lyons, Kulwant M. Pandey, Peter K. Szwed
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Patent number: 9621647Abstract: Embodiments relate to two general purpose computers connected in a peer-to-peer mode by connecting a cable (or wireless connection) between universal ports (e.g., PCIe ports) on each computer. A timing protocol utility runs on each computer to time schedule operations performed by its respective computer. Because the system clocks on each peer computer operate independently (asynchronously), they may vary somewhat from each other. To support time synchronized peer-to-peer operations, paired clock value (one for each peer computer) are generated continually and independently by each peer system. Each peer system periodically supplies the paired clock values to its associated timing protocol utility, which uses the paired clock values to time synchronize peer-to-peer computer operations. The timing protocol utilities may also exchange the paired clock values with each other for integrity checking and other operations.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Richard K. Errickson, Thomas A. Gregg, Kulwant M. Pandey