Patents by Inventor William Sadler
William Sadler 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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Patent number: 11954062Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide techniques to enable the dynamic reconfiguration of memory on a general-purpose graphics processing unit. One embodiment described herein enables dynamic reconfiguration of cache memory bank assignments based on hardware statistics. One embodiment enables for virtual memory address translation using mixed four kilobyte and sixty-four kilobyte pages within the same page table hierarchy and under the same page directory. One embodiment provides for a graphics processor and associated heterogenous processing system having near and far regions of the same level of a cache hierarchy.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Joydeep Ray, Niranjan Cooray, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Altug Koker, Prasoonkumar Surti, Varghese George, Valentin Andrei, Abhishek Appu, Guadalupe Garcia, Pattabhiraman K, Sungye Kim, Sanjay Kumar, Pratik Marolia, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Vasanth Ranganathan, William Sadler, Lakshminarayanan Striramassarma
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Publication number: 20240045830Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to scalar core integration in a graphics processor. In an example, an apparatus comprises a processor to receive a set of workload instructions for a graphics workload from a host complex, determine a first subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a scalar processor complex of the graphics processing device and a second subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a vector processor complex of the graphics processing device, assign the first subset of operations to the scalar processor complex for execution to generate a first set of outputs, assign the second subset of operations to the vector processor complex for execution to generate a second set of outputs. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Joydeep RAY, Aravindh ANANTARAMAN, Abhishek R. APPU, Altug KOKER, Elmoustapha OULD-AHMED-VALL, Valentin ANDREI, Subramaniam MAIYURAN, Nicolas GALOPPO VON BORRIES, Varghese GEORGE, Mike MACPHERSON, Ben ASHBAUGH, Murali RAMADOSS, Vikranth VEMULAPALLI, William SADLER, Jonathan PEARCE, Sungye KIM
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Publication number: 20230351543Abstract: Embodiments described herein include, software, firmware, and hardware logic that provides techniques to perform arithmetic on sparse data via a systolic processing unit. Embodiment described herein provided techniques to detect zero value elements within a vector or a set of packed data elements output by a processing resource and generate metadata to indicate a location of the zero value elements within the plurality of data elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Joydeep Ray, Scott Janus, Varghese George, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Altug Koker, Abhishek Appu, Prasoonkumar Surti, Vasanth Ranganathan, Valentin Andrei, Ashutosh Garg, Yoav Harel, Arthur Hunter, JR., SungYe Kim, Mike Macpherson, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, William Sadler, Lakshminarayanan Striramassarma, Vikranth Vemulapalli
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Patent number: 11762804Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to scalar core integration in a graphics processor. In an example, an apparatus comprises a processor to receive a set of workload instructions for a graphics workload from a host complex, determine a first subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a scalar processor complex of the graphics processing device and a second subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a vector processor complex of the graphics processing device, assign the first subset of operations to the scalar processor complex for execution to generate a first set of outputs, assign the second subset of operations to the vector processor complex for execution to generate a second set of outputs. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Joydeep Ray, Aravindh Anantaraman, Abhishek R. Appu, Altug Koker, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Valentin Andrei, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Nicolas Galoppo Von Borries, Varghese George, Mike MacPherson, Ben Ashbaugh, Murali Ramadoss, Vikranth Vemulapalli, William Sadler, Jonathan Pearce, Sungye Kim
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Patent number: 11676239Abstract: Embodiments described herein include, software, firmware, and hardware logic that provides techniques to perform arithmetic on sparse data via a systolic processing unit. Embodiment described herein provided techniques to skip computational operations for zero filled matrices and sub-matrices. Embodiments additionally provide techniques to maintain data compression through to a processing unit. Embodiments additionally provide an architecture for a sparse aware logic unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Joydeep Ray, Scott Janus, Varghese George, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Altug Koker, Abhishek Appu, Prasoonkumar Surti, Vasanth Ranganathan, Andrei Valentin, Ashutosh Garg, Yoav Harel, Arthur Hunter, Jr., SungYe Kim, Mike Macpherson, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, William Sadler, Lakshminarayanan Striramassarma, Vikranth Vemulapalli
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Publication number: 20230029176Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to scalar core integration in a graphics processor. In an example, an apparatus comprises a processor to receive a set of workload instructions for a graphics workload from a host complex, determine a first subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a scalar processor complex of the graphics processing device and a second subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a vector processor complex of the graphics processing device, assign the first subset of operations to the scalar processor complex for execution to generate a first set of outputs, assign the second subset of operations to the vector processor complex for execution to generate a second set of outputs. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: JOYDEEP RAY, ARAVINDH ANANTARAMAN, ABHISHEK R. APPU, ALTUG KOKER, ELMOUSTAPHA OULD-AHMED-VALL, VALENTIN ANDREI, SUBRAMANIAM MAIYURAN, NICOLAS GALOPPO VON BORRIES, VARGHESE GEORGE, MIKE MACPHERSON, BEN ASHBAUGH, MURALI RAMADOSS, VIKRANTH VEMULAPALLI, WILLIAM SADLER, JONATHAN PEARCE, SUNGYE KIM
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Patent number: 11409693Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to scalar core integration in a graphics processor. In an example, an apparatus comprises a processor to receive a set of workload instructions for a graphics workload from a host complex, determine a first subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a scalar processor complex of the graphics processing device and a second subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a vector processor complex of the graphics processing device, assign the first subset of operations to the scalar processor complex for execution to generate a first set of outputs, assign the second subset of operations to the vector processor complex for execution to generate a second set of outputs. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Joydeep Ray, Aravindh Anantaraman, Abhishek R. Appu, Altug Koker, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Valentin Andrei, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Nicolas Galoppo Von Borries, Varghese George, Mike MacPherson, Ben Ashbaugh, Murali Ramadoss, Vikranth Vemulapalli, William Sadler, Jonathan Pearce, Sungye Kim
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Publication number: 20220066931Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide techniques to enable the dynamic reconfiguration of memory on a general-purpose graphics processing unit. One embodiment described herein enables dynamic reconfiguration of cache memory bank assignments based on hardware statistics. One embodiment enables for virtual memory address translation using mixed four kilobyte and sixty-four kilobyte pages within the same page table hierarchy and under the same page directory. One embodiment provides for a graphics processor and associated heterogenous processing system having near and far regions of the same level of a cache hierarchy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: JOYDEEP RAY, NIRANJAN COORAY, SUBRAMANIAM MAIYURAN, ALTUG KOKER, PRASOONKUMAR SURTI, VARGHESE GEORGE, VALENTIN ANDREI, ABHISHEK APPU, GUADALUPE GARCIA, PATTABHIRAMAN K, SUNGYE KIM, SANJAY KUMAR, PRATIK MAROLIA, ELMOUSTAPHA OULD-AHMED-VALL, VASANTH RANGANATHAN, WILLIAM SADLER, LAKSHMINARAYANAN STRIRAMASSARMA
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Publication number: 20210374897Abstract: Embodiments described herein include, software, firmware, and hardware logic that provides techniques to perform arithmetic on sparse data via a systolic processing unit. Embodiment described herein provided techniques to skip computational operations for zero filled matrices and sub-matrices. Embodiments additionally provide techniques to maintain data compression through to a processing unit. Embodiments additionally provide an architecture for a sparse aware logic unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Joydeep Ray, Scott Janus, Varghese George, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Altug Koker, Abhishek Appu, Prasoonkumar Surti, Vasanth Ranganathan, Andrei Valentin, Ashutosh Garg, Yoav Harel, Arthur Hunter, JR., SungYe Kim, Mike Macpherson, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, William Sadler, Lakshminarayanan Striramassarma, Vikranth Vemulapalli
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Publication number: 20210349848Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to scalar core integration in a graphics processor. In an example, an apparatus comprises a processor to receive a set of workload instructions for a graphics workload from a host complex, determine a first subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a scalar processor complex of the graphics processing device and a second subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a vector processor complex of the graphics processing device, assign the first subset of operations to the scalar processor complex for execution to generate a first set of outputs, assign the second subset of operations to the vector processor complex for execution to generate a second set of outputs. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: JOYDEEP RAY, ARAVINDH ANANTARAMAN, ABHISHEK R. APPU, ALTUG KOKER, ELMOUSTAPHA OULD-AHMED-VALL, VALENTIN ANDREI, SUBRAMANIAM MAIYURAN, NICOLAS GALOPPO VON BORRIES, VARGHESE GEORGE, MIKE MACPHERSON, BEN ASHBAUGH, MURALI RAMADOSS, VIKRANTH VEMULAPALLI, WILLIAM SADLER, JONATHAN PEARCE, SUNGYE KIM
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Patent number: 11113784Abstract: Embodiments described herein include, software, firmware, and hardware logic that provides techniques to perform arithmetic on sparse data via a systolic processing unit. Embodiment described herein provided techniques to skip computational operations for zero filled matrices and sub-matrices. Embodiments additionally provide techniques to maintain data compression through to a processing unit. Embodiments additionally provide an architecture for a sparse aware logic unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Joydeep Ray, Scott Janus, Varghese George, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Altug Koker, Abhishek Appu, Prasoonkumar Surti, Vasanth Ranganathan, Andrei Valentin, Ashutosh Garg, Yoav Harel, Arthur Hunter, Jr., SungYe Kim, Mike Macpherson, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, William Sadler, Lakshminarayanan Striramassarma, Vikranth Vemulapalli
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Patent number: 11016929Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to scalar core integration in a graphics processor. In an example, an apparatus comprises a processor to receive a set of workload instructions for a graphics workload from a host complex, determine a first subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a scalar processor complex of the graphics processing device and a second subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a vector processor complex of the graphics processing device, assign the first subset of operations to the scalar processor complex for execution to generate a first set of outputs, assign the second subset of operations to the vector processor complex for execution to generate a second set of outputs. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Joydeep Ray, Aravindh Anantaraman, Abhishek R. Appu, Altug Koker, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Valentin Andrei, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Nicolas Galappo Von Borries, Varghese George, Mike Macpherson, Ben Ashbaugh, Murali Ramadoss, Vikranth Vemulapalli, William Sadler, Jonathan Pearce, Sungye Kim
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Publication number: 20210035258Abstract: Embodiments described herein include, software, firmware, and hardware logic that provides techniques to perform arithmetic on sparse data via a systolic processing unit. Embodiment described herein provided techniques to skip computational operations for zero filled matrices and sub-matrices. Embodiments additionally provide techniques to maintain data compression through to a processing unit. Embodiments additionally provide an architecture for a sparse aware logic unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Joydeep Ray, Scott Janus, Varghese George, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Altug Koker, Abhishek Appu, Prasoonkumar Surti, Vasanth Ranganathan, Andrei Valentin, Ashutosh Garg, Yoav Harel, Arthur Hunter, JR., SungYe Kim, Mike Macpherson, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, William Sadler, Lakshminarayanan Striramassarma, Vikranth Vemulapalli
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Publication number: 20200293488Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to scalar core integration in a graphics processor. In an example, an apparatus comprises a processor to receive a set of workload instructions for a graphics workload from a host complex, determine a first subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a scalar processor complex of the graphics processing device and a second subset of operations in the set of operations that is suitable for execution by a vector processor complex of the graphics processing device, assign the first subset of operations to the scalar processor complex for execution to generate a first set of outputs, assign the second subset of operations to the vector processor complex for execution to generate a second set of outputs. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: JOYDEEP RAY, ARAVINDH ANANTARAMAN, ABHISHEK R. APPU, ALTUG KOKER, ELMOUSTAPHA OULD-AHMED-VALL, VALENTIN ANDREI, SUBRAMANIAM MAIYURAN, NICOLAS GALAPPO VON BORRIES, VARGHESE GEORGE, MIKE MACPHERSON, BEN ASHBAUGH, MURALI RAMADOSS, VIKRANTH VEMULAPALLI, WILLIAM SADLER, JONATHAN PEARCE, SUNGYE KIM
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Publication number: 20180339795Abstract: In one of its aspects, the present invention relates to a process for forming a flexible liquid-packaging pouch. This process improves fill-accuracy of the flowable material contained in the pouch. Specifically, the invention relates to a process for improving the fill-accuracy of a pouch by incorporating at least one stand-pipe in a balance tank that feeds the pouch with flowable material to be packaged. This invention also relates to such apparatus for improving the fill-accuracy of the flexible liquid-packaging pouch.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Simon Weagant, Jason G. Peterson, James William Sadler
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Patent number: 8444804Abstract: This invention relates to a method for sealing film layers to form a sealed portion and a notch within the sealed portion, comprising: providing film layers between sealing jaws comprising a heat sealing element, with a sealing face having a length and a protrusion extending partly along the length of its sealing face; inducing a temperature gradient along the of sealing face length, wherein the temperature proximate to the protrusion is higher than at a distance from the protrusion; closing the jaws and simultaneously clamping the film at a location adjacent to the sealing face; holding the jaws closed for a period of time; and opening the jaws to release the layers of film.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Liqui-Box CorporationInventors: James William Sadler, Qin Lin, Gordon Charles Bird, Victor Wayne McCarron
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Publication number: 20120220439Abstract: This invention relates to a method for sealing film layers to form a sealed portion and a notch within the sealed portion, comprising: providing film layers between sealing jaws comprising a heat sealing element, with a sealing face having a length and a protrusion extending partly along the length of its sealing face; inducing a temperature gradient along the of sealing face length, wherein the temperature proximate to the protrusion is higher than at a distance from the protrusion; closing the jaws and simultaneously clamping the film at a location adjacent to the sealing face; holding the jaws closed for a period of time; and opening the jaws to release the layers of film.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: Liqui-Box CorporationInventors: James William Sadler, Qin Lin, Gordon Charles Bird, Victor Wayne McCarron
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Publication number: 20120216960Abstract: This invention relates to a heat sealing element for use in a heat sealing jaw in cooperation with an opposing backing jaw for sealing layers of film together to form a sealed portion and a notch within the sealed portion, the heat sealing element comprising: a sealing face for pressing the layers of film together against the opposing backing jaw and forming the sealed portion, the sealing face having a protrusion for forming the notch within the sealed portion; and a clamping portion adjacent to the sealing face, the clamping portion being disposed at an orientation diverging from a plane along which the layers of film are sealed together.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: Liqui-Box CorporationInventors: James William Sadler, Qin Lin, Gordon Charles Bird, Victor Wayne McCarron
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Patent number: 8191598Abstract: A heat sealing jaw for use in cooperation with an opposing backing jaw for sealing layers of film together is described. The heat sealing jaw may be suitable for forming an easy-open feature on a packaging pouch used to contain flowable material. In certain embodiments the heat sealing jaw comprises a jaw body, a heat sealing element secured to the jaw body, a support surface for clamping the layers of film together against the opposing backing jaw, and, a heat sink coupled to the heat sealing element for inducing a temperature gradient along a sealing face of the heat sealing element. The sealing face may have a protrusion for forming a notch within the layers of film. Related apparatuses and methods are also described.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Liqui-Box CorporationInventors: James William Sadler, Qin Lin, Gordon Charles Bird, Victor Wayne McCarron
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Publication number: 20090049800Abstract: A heat sealing jaw for use in cooperation with an opposing backing jaw for sealing layers of film together is described. The heat sealing jaw may be suitable for forming an easy-open feature on a packaging pouch used to contain flowable material. In certain embodiments the heat sealing jaw comprises a jaw body, a heat sealing element secured to the jaw body, a support surface for clamping the layers of film together against the opposing backing jaw, and, a heat sink coupled to the heat sealing element for inducing a temperature gradient along a sealing face of the heat sealing element. The sealing face may have a protrusion for forming a notch within the layers of film. Related apparatuses and methods are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Inventors: James William Sadler, Qin Lin, Gordon Charles Bird, Victor Wayne McCarron