Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Holden

Thomas P. Holden 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: 10496422
    Abstract: A digital logic device is disclosed that includes registers, SRAM, DRAM, and a processor configured to store in the registers an initial portion of a first response data to a command, and store in the SRAM the first response data. The processor is further configured to store in a lookup table the memory location and size of the first response data in the SRAM, store in the DRAM additional response data, and store in the lookup table the memory location and size of the additional response data in the DRAM. The processor is configured to receive the command from a host device, retrieve the first response data from the registers or the SRAM, and send the first response data to the host. If the command includes additional response data, the processor is configured to concurrently retrieve the additional response data from DRAM and send the additional response data to the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Total Phase, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Holden, Kumaran Santhanam
  • Publication number: 20170139726
    Abstract: A digital logic device is disclosed that includes registers, SRAM, DRAM, and a processor configured to store in the registers an initial portion of a first response data to a command, and store in the SRAM the first response data. The processor is further configured to store in a lookup table the memory location and size of the first response data in the SRAM, store in the DRAM additional response data, and store in the lookup table the memory location and size of the additional response data in the DRAM. The processor is configured to receive the command from a host device, retrieve the first response data from the registers or the SRAM, and send the first response data to the host. If the command includes additional response data, the processor is configured to concurrently retrieve the additional response data from DRAM and send the additional response data to the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas P. Holden, Kumaran Santhanam
  • Patent number: 6658362
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing components is disclosed. The method involves a system operating to collect data in a certain frequency range, and utilizing signals outside that frequency range to test the system during operation. Such testing may be conducted on a not-to-interfere basis, thereby allowing for testing during operation of systems in continuous use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Thomas P. Holden, Harold L. Longaker
  • Patent number: 6539307
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring interaction between a stationary object and multiple mobile units are described. Positioning data is received from one or more mobile units. Positioning data is processed to retrieve a position of each mobile unit. Finally, one or more warning devices are activated based on a predetermined set of criteria related to the position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Holden, Jeffrey A. Hamilton