Jeffrey Karl Swanson

US Patent:

7114368, Oct 3, 2006

Filed:

Apr 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/409282

Inventors:

Kurt M. Klosterman - Gurnee IL, US
Ganesh Rajagopal - Carrollton TX, US
Larry R. Jibson - Mundelein IL, US
James L. Dempski - Green Oaks IL, US
Paul A. Matuszewski - Wauconda IL, US
Jeffrey W. Stewart - Bedford TX, US
Jeffrey R. Swanson - Waukegan IL, US
David M. Tipotsch - Double Oak TX, US
Randall E. Youngs - Bedford TX, US
Noman A. Abunimeh - Grayslake IL, US

Assignee:

Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL

International Classification:

G01D 18/00
G01F 25/00
G01G 23/01

US Classification:

73 188, 73 134, 73 136, 73 173, 73 174, 702 86, 702 87, 702 88, 702102

Abstract:

An apparatus for improving the procedure for quantifying the volume of liquid dispensed by a liquid-dispensing mechanism of an analytical instrument. The apparatus of this invention comprises (a) at least one weigh cup; (b) at least one standard mass; (c) at least one transducer assembly to convert a value of weight to an electrical response; and (d) at least one electronic circuit for converting the electrical response to a measurement of volume. This invention provides a method for calibrating readings of the volume of liquid dispensed by a liquid-dispensing mechanism of an analytical instruments so that absolute measurements of the volume of liquid dispensed can be obtained.

US Patent:

8434345, May 7, 2013

Filed:

Aug 11, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/503334

Inventors:

Kurt M. Klosterman - Gurnee IL, US
Ganesh Rajagopal - Carrollton TX, US
Larry R. Jibson - Mundelein IL, US
James L. Dempski - Green Oaks IL, US
Paul A. Matuszewski - Wauconda IL, US
Jeffrey W. Stewart - Bedford TX, US
Jeffrey R. Swanson - Waukegan IL, US
David M. Tipotsch - Double Oak TX, US
Randall E. Youngs - Bedford TX, US
Noman A. Abunimeh - Grayslake IL, US

Assignee:

Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL

International Classification:

G01D 18/00
G01F 25/00
G01G 23/01

US Classification:

73 188, 73 134, 73 136, 73 173, 73 174, 177 2513, 702 86, 702 87, 702 88, 702102

Abstract:

An apparatus for improving the procedure for quantifying the volume of liquid dispensed by a liquid-dispensing mechanism of an analytical instrument. The apparatus of this invention comprises (a) at least one weigh cup; (b) at least one standard mass; (c) at least one transducer assembly to convert a value of weight to an electrical response; and (d) at least one electronic circuit for converting the electrical response to a measurement of volume. This invention provides a method for calibrating readings of the volume of liquid dispensed by a liquid-dispensing mechanism of an analytical instruments so that absolute measurements of the volume of liquid dispensed can be obtained.

US Patent:

8539260, Sep 17, 2013

Filed:

Apr 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/798478

Inventors:

Selim Bilgin - Hillsboro OR, US
Lily P. Looi - Portland OR, US
Jeffrey C. Swanson - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 1/26
G06F 1/32
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

713300, 713310, 713320, 713323, 713324, 709237

Abstract:

To address the need for power management, the following facilitates maintaining power states in an efficient manner based at least in part on managing packets at different layers of an input/output interface that supports multiple layers. One specific example prevents a destructive event for link layer control logic because packets and information might have been lost or dropped due to a hang condition and/or a dropped packet. In yet another example of power management, this facilitates a low power platform state by preventing the loss of packets or data upon exiting a platform power state upon initiation of a link reset condition by preventing certain types of packets from reaching link layer controller logic.

US Patent:

20130336336, Dec 19, 2013

Filed:

Aug 20, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/971729

Inventors:

Selim Bilgin - Hillsboro OR, US
Lily P. Looi - Portland OR, US
Jeffrey C. Swanson - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/12

US Classification:

370465

Abstract:

To address the need for power management, the following facilitates maintaining power states in an efficient manner based at least in part on managing packets at different layers of an input/output interface that supports multiple layers. One specific example prevents a destructive event for link layer control logic because packets and information might have been lost or dropped due to a hang condition and/or a dropped packet. In yet another example of power management, this facilitates a low power platform state by preventing the loss of packets or data upon exiting a platform power state upon initiation of a link reset condition by preventing certain types of packets from reaching link layer controller logic.

US Patent:

20150261711, Sep 17, 2015

Filed:

Mar 16, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/437612

Inventors:

Jeff WILLEY - Timnath CO, US
Robert G. BLANKENSHIP - Tacoma WA, US
Jeffrey C. SWANSON - Sunnyvale CA, US
Robert J. SAFRANEK - Portland OR, US

International Classification:

G06F 13/40
G06F 9/46

Abstract:

Transaction data is identified and a flit is generated to include three or more slots and a floating field to be used as an extension of any one of two or more of the slots. The flit is sent over a serial data link to a device for processing, based at least in part on the three or more slots.

US Patent:

20140112339, Apr 24, 2014

Filed:

Oct 22, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/060191

Inventors:

Robert J. Safranek - Portland OR, US
Robert G. Blankenship - Tacoma WA, US
Venkatraman Iyer - Austin TX, US
Jeff Willey - Timnath CO, US
Robert Beers - Hillsboro OR, US
Darren S. Jue - Sunnyvale CA, US
Arvind A. Kumar - Palo Alto CA, US
Debendra Das Sharma - Saratoga CA, US
Jeffrey C. Swanson - Sunnyvale CA, US
Bahaa Fahim - San Jose CA, US
Vedaraman Geetha - Fremont CA, US
Aaron T. Spink - San Francisco CA, US
Fulvio Spagna - San Jose CA, US
Rahul C. Shah - San Francisco CA, US
Sitaraman V. Iyer - Santa Clara CA, US
Bill Harry Nale - Livermore CA, US
Abhishek Das - Portland OR, US
Simon P. Johnson - Beaverton OR, US
Yuvraj S. Dhillon - Hillsboro OR, US
Yen-Cheng Liu - Portland OR, US
Raj K. Ramanujan - Federal Way WA, US
Robert A. Maddox - Columbia SC, US
Herbert H. Hum - Portland OR, US
Ashish Gupta - Chandler AZ, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/741

US Classification:

370389

Abstract:

A physical layer (PHY) is coupled to a serial, differential link that is to include a number of lanes. The PHY includes a transmitter and a receiver to be coupled to each lane of the number of lanes. The transmitter coupled to each lane is configured to embed a clock with data to be transmitted over the lane, and the PHY periodically issues a blocking link state (BLS) request to cause an agent to enter a BLS to hold off link layer flit transmission for a duration. The PHY utilizes the serial, differential link during the duration for a PHY associated task selected from a group including an in-band reset, an entry into low power state, and an entry into partial width state

US Patent:

20140115208, Apr 24, 2014

Filed:

Mar 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/976966

Inventors:

Jeff Willey - Timnath CO, US
Robert G. Blankenship - Tacoma WA, US
Jeffrey C. Swanson - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 13/42

US Classification:

710105

Abstract:

A link layer control message is generated and included in a flit that is to be sent over a serial data link to a device. The flits sent over the data link are to include a plurality of slots. Control messages can include, in some aspects, a viral alert message, a poison alert message, a credit return message, and acknowledgements.

US Patent:

20140115420, Apr 24, 2014

Filed:

Mar 28, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/976947

Inventors:

Jeff Willey - Timnath CO, US
Robert G. Blankenship - Tacoma WA, US
Jeffrey C. Swanson - Sunnyvale CA, US
Robert J. Safranek - Portland OR, US

International Classification:

H03M 13/09

US Classification:

714758

Abstract:

Transaction data is identified and a flit is generated to include three or more slots and a floating field to be used as an extension of any one of two or more of the slots. In another aspect, the flit is to include two or more slots, a payload, and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) field to be encoded with a 16-bit CRC value generated based on the payload. The flit is sent over a serial data link to a device for processing, based at least in part on the three or more slots.