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Bradly G. Frey, Austin, TX US
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| 20090276605 | Retaining an Association Between a Virtual Address Based Buffer and a User Space Application that Owns the Buffer - Registering memory space for an application is performed. One or more open calls are received from an application to access one or more input/output (I/O) devices. Responsive to receiving the one or more open calls, one or more I/O map and pin calls are sent in order to register memory space for the one or more I/O devices within at least one storage area that will be accessed by the application. A verification is made as to whether the memory space to be registered is associated with the application. Responsive to the memory space being associated with the application, at least one virtual I/O bus address is received for each registered memory space of the one or more I/O devices. At least one I/O command is executed using the at least one virtual I/O bus address without intervention by an operating system or operating system image. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100268885 | SPECIFYING AN ACCESS HINT FOR PREFETCHING LIMITED USE DATA IN A CACHE HIERARCHY - A system and method for specifying an access hint for prefetching limited use data. A processing unit receives a data cache block touch (DCBT) instruction having an access hint indicating to the processing unit that a program executing on the data processing system may soon access a cache block addressed within the DCBT instruction. The access hint is contained in a code point stored in a subfield of the DCBT instruction. In response to detecting that the code point is set to a specific value, the data addressed in the DCBT instruction is prefetched into an entry in the lower level cache. The entry may then be updated as a least recently used entry of a plurality of entries in the lower level cache. In response to a new cache block being fetched to the cache, the prefetched cache block is cast out of the cache. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110208949 | HARDWARE THREAD DISABLE WITH STATUS INDICATING SAFE SHARED RESOURCE CONDITION - A technique for indicating a safe shared resource condition with respect to a disabled thread provides a mechanism for providing a fast indication to other hardware threads that a temporarily disabled thread can no longer impact shared resources, such as shared special-purpose registers and translation look-aside buffers within the processor core. Signals from pipelines within the core indicates whether any of the instructions pending in the pipeline impact the shared resources and if not, then the thread disable status is presented to the other threads via a state change in a thread status register. Upon receiving an indication that a particular hardware thread is to be disabled, control logic halts the dispatch of instructions for the particular hardware thread, and then waits until any indication that a shared resource is impacted by an instruction has cleared. Then the control logic updates the thread status to indicate the thread is disabled. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110296148 | Transactional Memory System Supporting Unbroken Suspended Execution - Mechanisms are provided, in a data processing system having a processor and a transactional memory, for executing a transaction in the data processing system. These mechanisms execute a transaction comprising one or more instructions that modify at least a portion of the transactional memory. The transaction is suspended in response to a transaction suspend instruction being executed by the processor. A suspended block of code is executed in a non-transactional manner while the transaction is suspended. A determination is made as to whether an interrupt occurs while the transaction is suspended. In response to an interrupt occurring while the transaction is suspended, a transaction abort operation is delayed until after the transaction suspension is discontinued. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120084477 | Transactional Memory Preemption Mechanism - Mechanisms for executing a transaction in the data processing system are provided. A transaction checkpoint data structure is generated in internal registers of a processor. The transaction checkpoint data structure stores transaction checkpoint data representing a state of program registers at a time prior to execution of a corresponding transaction. The transaction, which comprises a first portion of code that is to be executed by the processor, is executed. An interrupt of the transaction is received while executing the transaction and, as a result, the transaction checkpoint data is stored to a data structure in a memory of the data processing system. A second portion of code is then executed. A state of the program registers is restored using the data structure in the memory of the data processing system in response to an event occurring causing a switch of execution of the processor back to execution of the transaction. | 04-05-2012 |
Bradly George Frey, Austin, TX US
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| 20080307190 | System and Method for Improved Virtual Real Memory - A method for providing virtual real memory includes receiving a request for a memory page from a requestor. A system determines whether the requested memory page is available. In the event the requested memory page is available, the system satisfies the request. In the event the requested memory page is not available, the system generates a page fault interrupt, wherein the page fault interrupt comprises a first page fault correlation number (PFCID) identifying a restorative process, and wherein the restorative process is configured to restore the requested memory page to available memory. The system monitors a plurality of pending processes and determines whether the restorative process is complete. In the event the restorative process is complete, the system notifies the requester that the restorative process is complete. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090083471 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACCELERATOR SUPPORT IN A BUS PROTOCOL - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for processing a bus protocol packet in order to provide accelerator support. A component receives a bus protocol packet having a requester identifier. The component looks up an agent routing field. The component routes the bus protocol packet to an accelerator agent based on the agent routing field. It processes the bus protocol packet at the accelerator agent based on the agent routing field. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100268886 | SPECIFYING AN ACCESS HINT FOR PREFETCHING PARTIAL CACHE BLOCK DATA IN A CACHE HIERARCHY - A system and method for specifying an access hint for prefetching only a subsection of cache block data, for more efficient system interconnect usage by the processor core. A processing unit receives a data cache block touch (DCBT) instruction containing an access hint and identifying a specific size portion of data to be prefetched. Both the access hint and a value corresponding to an amount of data to be prefetched are contained in separate subfields of the DCBT instruction. In response to detecting that the code point is set to a specific value, only the specific size of data identified in a sub-field of the DCBT and addressed in the DCBT instruction is prefetched into an entry in the lower level cache. | 10-21-2010 |
Christopher R. Frey, Mckinney, TX US
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| 20090159100 | TWO-PIECE MAGNETICALLY COUPLED SUBSTRATE ROLLER USED IN MEGASONIC CLEANING PROCESS - Mechanisms which rotate semiconductor substrates while immersed in wet chemicals are often complex due to a need to prevent leakage of the chemicals. Wear of the mechanisms necessitates replacement, entailing significant maintenance costs. A two-part semiconductor substrate roller is disclosed which consists of a rotary power coupler and an inexpensive replaceable roller component which attaches to the rotary power coupler in a simple manner. An external rotary power source turns the rotary power coupler through a mechanism that prevents leakage of the wet chemicals from the processing equipment. The replaceable roller component may be attached to the rotary power coupler by any of several mechanisms. The cost of the replaceable roller component is less than 10 percent of the cost of the rotary power coupler. A method of replacing the replaceable roller component and a method of processing semiconductor substrates using the instant invention are also disclosed. | 06-25-2009 |
Douglas R. Frey, Austin, TX US
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| 20090243701 | Power Supply with Digital Control Loop - One embodiment of an apparatus for switching a transistor includes a first current mirror providing i | 10-01-2009 |
George Frederick Frey, Houston, TX US
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| 20100110450 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING BLADE TIP CLEARANCE - A method for inspecting blade tip clearance between at least one rotor blade and a case spaced radially outward from the rotor blade is provided. The method includes inserting a probe into an aperture defined in the case and emitting electromagnetic energy into the case using the probe. The method also includes detecting electromagnetic energy reflected from a blade tip portion of the rotor blade and determining a blade tip clearance defined between the blade tip and the case based on the detected electromagnetic energy. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110061298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRYING SOLID FEEDSTOCK USING STEAM - Steam may be used to dry feedstock prior to delivery to a gasifier. A steam supply may be delivered to embodiments such as a feedstock dryer. Heat from the steam may then be transferred into the feedstock and used in drying the feedstock. Steam pressures may include pressures from 75 pounds per square inch up to and including 900 pounds per square inch. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20120067702 | SYSTEM FOR THERMALLY CONTROLLING A SOLID FEED PUMP - According to various embodiments, a system includes a solid feed pump. The solid feed pump includes a housing, a rotor disposed in the housing, a curved passage disposed between the rotor and the housing, an inlet coupled to the curved passage, an outlet coupled to the curved passage, a solid feed guide extending across the curved passage, and a thermal control path through a portion of the solid feed pump. | 03-22-2012 |
Geroge Frederick Frey, Houston, TX US
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| 20100313442 | METHOD OF USING SYNGAS COOLING TO HEAT DRYING GAS FOR A DRY FEED SYSTEM - A method for improving the overall thermal efficiency of a coal power generation plant by transferring heat from a raw synthesis gas stream to solid fuel used as the primary feed to the gasifier, comprising the steps of initially cooling the syngas exhaust by transferring heat to a makeup conveyance gas feed to the dry feed preparation system, feeding a solid fuel component and a portion of the makeup gas stream into a grinding mechanism for the solid feedstock, forming a two-phase solids/gas stream comprising ground feedstock particulates and makeup gas, heating and drying the ground solid feedstock particulates to remove water, separating and removing water vapor formed in the heating and drying step, and feeding the heated and dried solids/gas stream to the gasifier. | 12-16-2010 |
Mark Frey, Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20080238427 | Lightweight, Low Cost Structure for Formation Conductivity Measuring Instrument - A well logging instruments includes an electrically conductive sonde mandrel. At least one electrical sensor is affixed to an exterior of the mandrel. The sensor is configured to be attached to the mandrel by sliding along an exterior surface thereof. A pressure-sealing electrical feedthrough bulkhead makes electrical connection from the at least one sensor through a wall of the mandrel. | 10-02-2008 |
Mark T. Frey, Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20110316542 | SLOTTED SHIELD FOR LOGGING-WHILE-DRILLING TOOL - An LWD tool with a tubular having a longitudinal axis and a set of co-located antennas carried in a recess on the tubular is disclosed. The tool carries a shield having an open slot configuration and circumferentially surrounds the set of co-located antennas, a first end of the shield being mechanically and electrically connected to the tubular. The tool also includes an insulating ring carried on the tubular, at least a portion of the insulating ring being disposed between the tubular and a second end of the shield. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120081122 | COMBINATIONS OF AXIAL AND SADDLE COILS TO CREATE THE EQUIVALENT OF TILTED COILS FOR DIRECTIONAL RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENTS - An electromagnetic well logging instrument includes an instrument housing, at least one transmitter coil disposed on the housing and at least one receiver coil disposed on the housing. At least one of the transmitter and receiver coils is formed from a combination solenoidal (axial) and saddle coils. The net dipole moment direction of the combined coil is determined by selecting the relative turn-areas of the saddle and solenoidal coil. The combined coil can be formed from a single wire wound to have both a longitudinal magnetic dipole moment and a transverse magnetic dipole moment with respect to a longitudinal axis of the housing. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120111561 | Systems and Methods for Detecting Phases in Multiphase Borehole Fluids - A method detects at least one phase of multiphase borehole fluids within a borehole. The method has a step of providing coiled tubing connected to a top end of a bottom hole assembly having a sensor configured to detect a property associated with the multiphase borehole fluids. Further, the method has a step of positioning the sensor adjacent to a first phase of the multiphase borehole fluids by rotating the bottom hole assembly or a portion of the bottom hole assembly. Moreover, the method has the steps of detecting a first measurement with the sensor as the sensor rotates and determining a fractional amount of at least one phase of the multiphase borehole fluids. | 05-10-2012 |
Rodney D. Frey, San Antonio, TX US
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| 20120136994 | INTERNET PROVIDER SUBSCRIBER COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A system, method, and computer readable medium for communicating at least one real-time specially-composed bulletin message to at least one subscriber of a provider of Internet services, comprising a first device, and a second device communicably coupled to the first device, wherein the first device: accesses only subscriber upstream traffic to a destination web site requested by the subscriber, wherein the first device inter-connects between the at least one subscriber and the destination web site, identifies the at least one subscriber's identification based on the accessed subscriber upstream traffic automatically provided by the subscriber, and provides the unique subscriber identification to the second device located at the provider of Internet services providing data services and management control to the first device, wherein the second device determines the subscriber associated with the unique subscriber identification. | 05-31-2012 |
Wolfgang Frey, Austin, TX US
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| 20120125107 | TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING - Methods and systems relating to temperature dependent photoacoustic imaging are provided. | 05-24-2012 |