Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Mitchell

Thomas A. Mitchell 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).

  • Designing circuits using pseudohierarchy
    Patent number: 9886539
    Abstract: A method for designing a circuit. The method may include obtaining a register-transfer level (RTL) file for an integrated circuit. The method may further include generating, using an RTL-Synthesis compiler and from the RTL file, a gate-level netlist including a plurality of cells for the integrated circuit. The method may further include determining, using a cross-probe criterion, an amount of cross-correlation between a first cell and a second cell in the gate-level netlist. The method may further include generating, in response to the amount of cross-correlation exceeding a correlation threshold, a cell group including the first cell and the second cell. The method may further include determining a boundary condition for the cell group. The method may further include generating a floorplan. The first cell and the second cell may be placed in the floorplan according to the boundary condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mani Viswanath, Thomas Mitchell
  • Compact spectrometer with high spectral resolution
    Patent number: 9885606
    Abstract: A spectrometer having slit and detector elements located on the optical axis of the spectrometer, resulting in substantially increased spectral and spatial fields of the spectrometer. The spectrometer being more compact than current designs, while providing superior spatial and spectral image quality and resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: WAVEFRONT RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Mitchell
  • DEVICE FOR NON-UNIFORMITY CORRECTION
    Publication number: 20170339354
    Abstract: Optical systems that provide non-uniformity correction devices that are capable of providing low radiance level sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Wavefront Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Mitchell
  • USER-DEFINED PARTITIONS FOR LOGICAL AND PHYSICAL CIRCUIT SYNTHESES
    Publication number: 20170300600
    Abstract: A method for designing a circuit. The method may include obtaining a register-transfer level (RTL) file for an integrated circuit. The method may further include generating, using an RTL-synthesis compiler and from the RTL file, a gate-level netlist including a plurality of cells assigned to a plurality of cell groups. The method may further include obtaining, from a user, a selection of a user-defined criterion and a selected cell group from the plurality of cell groups. The method may further include partitioning the selected cell group into a first partitioned cell group including a first subset of the plurality of cells and a second partitioned cell group comprising a second subset of the plurality of cells. The method may further include generating a floorplan comprising the first partitioned cell group and the second partitioned cell group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Mani Viswanath, Thomas Mitchell, John Eitrheim
  • DESIGNING CIRCUITS USING PSEUDOHIERARCHY
    Publication number: 20170300601
    Abstract: A method for designing a circuit. The method may include obtaining a register-transfer level (RTL) file for an integrated circuit. The method may further include generating, using an RTL-Synthesis compiler and from the RTL file, a gate-level netlist including a plurality of cells for the integrated circuit. The method may further include determining, using a cross-probe criterion, an amount of cross-correlation between a first cell and a second cell in the gate-level netlist. The method may further include generating, in response to the amount of cross-correlation exceeding a correlation threshold, a cell group including the first cell and the second cell. The method may further include determining a boundary condition for the cell group. The method may further include generating a floorplan. The first cell and the second cell may be placed in the floorplan according to the boundary condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Mani Viswanath, Thomas Mitchell
  • Common aperture optical relay system
    Patent number: 9791705
    Abstract: An optical relay system that is capable of re-imaging an image or a pupil from a shared location to two or more optical systems, or from two or more optical systems to a shared location is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Wavefront Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Mitchell
  • FOOD PRODUCT DISPENSER AND VALVE
    Publication number: 20170251847
    Abstract: A system for dispensing a flowable food product from a reservoir is provided. A wall of the reservoir defines an aperture therethrough allowing the flowable food product to exit the reservoir. The system includes a valve having a base member having a first passageway extending therethrough and a moving member having a second passageway extending therethrough, the moving member configured to slide relative to the base member between a closed position in which the first passageway and the second passageway do not overlap and an open position in which the first passageway and the second passageway overlap. When the moving member is in the open position, an axis extending through the first passageway and the second passageway extends through the aperture in the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Gehl Foods, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Gehl, Michael Sowieja, Christoph Albiez, Paul Hatch, Thomas Mitchell, David Mucci, Anders Olof Rostlund
  • FOOD PRODUCT DISPENSER AND VALVE
    Publication number: 20170251846
    Abstract: A system for dispensing a flowable food product from a reservoir is provided. The system includes a fitment coupled to the reservoir and a piercing tool having a handle, a neck, and a piercing section, wherein the neck interconnects the handle with the piercing section. The piercing section is configured to create an opening in the reservoir through the fitment to enable dispensing of the flowable product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Gehl Foods, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Sowieja, Michael Gehl, Christoph Albiez, Paul Hatch, Thomas Mitchell, David Mucci, Anders Olof Rostlund
  • Pupil division multiplexed imaging systems
    Patent number: 9733121
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an imaging optical system. In one aspect, the imaging optical system includes, among other things, a light bending element configured to substantially separate electromagnetic radiation into at least two portions, and configured to redirect the at least two portions of said electromagnetic radiation into substantially different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Wavefront Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Mitchell
  • Power tool
    Patent number: D794407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jonathan Markwald, Paul Hatch, Patricia Howes, Thomas Mitchell
  • Valve
    Patent number: D798106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Gehl Foods, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Sowieja, Thomas Mitchell, Anders Olof Rostlund
  • Display screen or portion thereof of a captioning communication device with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D799524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SORENSON IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Lalor, Brian Chevrier, Maarten Dinger, Coralie Sabin, Dan Saffer, Elie Monge, Thomas Mitchell Dair
  • Display screen or portion thereof of a captioning communication device with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D799525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Lalor, Brian Chevrier, Maarten Dinger, Coralie Sabin, Dan Saffer, Elie Monge, Thomas Mitchell Dair
  • Display screen or portion thereof of a captioning communication device with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D799526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Lalor, Brian Chevrier, Maarten Dinger, Coralie Sabin, Dan Saffer, Elie Monge, Thomas Mitchell Dair
  • Display screen of a captioning communication device with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D799537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Lalor, Brian Chevrier, Maarten Dinger, Coralie Sabin, Dan Saffer, Elie Monge, Thomas Mitchell Dair
  • Display screen or portion thereof of a captioning communication device with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D799538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Lalor, Brian Chevrier, Maarten Dinger, Coralie Sabin, Dan Saffer, Elie Monge, Thomas Mitchell Dair
  • Display screen or portion thereof of a captioning communication device with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D800151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Lalor, Brian Chevrier, Maarten Dinger, Coralie Sabin, Dan Saffer, Elie Monge, Thomas Mitchell Dair
  • Display screen of a captioning communication device with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D800155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Lalor, Brian Chevrier, Maarten Dinger, Coralie Sabin, Dan Saffer, Elie Monge, Thomas Mitchell Dair
  • Display screen or portion thereof of a captioning communication device with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D800156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SORENSON IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Lalor, Brian Chevrier, Maarten Dinger, Coralie Sabin, Dan Saffer, Elie Monge, Thomas Mitchell Dair
  • Display screen or portion thereof of a captioning communication device with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D800157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Lalor, Brian Chevrier, Maarten Dinger, Coralie Sabin, Dan Saffer, Elie Monge, Thomas Mitchell Dair