Patents by Inventor Tom Mannos

Tom Mannos 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).

  • Method for modifying or verifying a circuit by inserting a saboteur circuit
    Patent number: 12210427
    Abstract: A method for circuit modification for fault mitigation including: obtaining a netlist defining a circuit; inserting at least one saboteur circuit into a first net of the netlist; configuring an FPGA to implement the first net and the at least one saboteur circuit; activating a first of the at least one saboteur circuits; determining whether the first net experiences a fault; and upon determining that the first net experiences a fault, modifying the first net by inserting at least one redundant circuit into the first net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Hamlet, Tom Mannos