Inventor

Robert M. Houle

Inventor
Williston, VT, US

Overview

25→
Patents
1995–2021
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 25 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G11Cprimary
G11CStatic stores46%
H03KPulse technique13%
G01RMeasuring electric variables8%
G06FElectric digital data processing8%
H03LAutomatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses5%
B63HMarine propulsion or steering3%
E04BGeneral building constructions3%
E04FFinishing work on buildings, e.g. stairs, floors3%
F24DDomestic- or space-heating systems, e.g. central heating systems3%
H03BGeneration of oscillations, directly or by frequency-changing, by circuits employing active elements which operate in a non-switching manner3%
PatentTitleYear
10,953,974Stern-mounted lateral marine thruster20219,916,896'Ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) for multi bit miss detect circuit'20189,890,959'Universal tile installation mat for uncoupling floor or wall tiles set in mortar from a support surface'20189,859,006'Algorithmic N search/M write ternary content addressable memory (TCAM)'20189,704,575'Content-addressable memory having multiple reference matchlines to reduce latency'20179,583,192'Matchline precharge architecture for self-reference matchline sensing'20179,172,371'Majority dominant power scheme for repeated structures and structures thereof'20158,611,169'Fine granularity power gating'20138,582,351'Methods and systems for adjusting wordline up-level voltage to improve production yield relative to SRAM-cell stability'20138,525,546'Majority dominant power scheme for repeated structures and structures thereof'20138,233,337'SRAM delay circuit that tracks bitcell characteristics'20128,228,713'SRAM having wordline up-level voltage adjustable to assist bitcell stability and design structure for same'20127,986,571'Low power, single-ended sensing in a multi-port SRAM using pre-discharged bit lines'20117,973,549'Method and apparatus for calibrating internal pulses in an integrated circuit'20117,944,229'Method and apparatus for calibrating internal pulses in an integrated circuit'20117,940,581'Method for low power sensing in a multi-port SRAM using pre-discharged bit lines'20117,869,302'Programmable pulsewidth and delay generating circuit for integrated circuits'20117,859,921'Apparatus and method for low power sensing in a multi-port SRAM using pre-discharged bit lines'20107,830,727'Apparatus and method for low power, single-ended sensing in a multi-port SRAM using pre-discharged bit lines'20107,701,801'Programmable pulsewidth and delay generating circuit for integrated circuits'20107,042,776'Method and circuit for dynamic read margin control of a memory array'20065,835,504'Soft fuses using bist for cache self test'19985,691,660'Clock synchronization scheme for fractional multiplication systems'19975,668,983'Precise stopping of a high speed microprocessor clock'19975,422,835'Digital clock signal multiplier circuit'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995–2015Patents assigned to IBM (19)· patent assignee history
1997–2018Based in Williston, VT, US· patent location history
1997Based in Winooski, VT, US· patent location history
1998Based in Willston, VT, US· patent location history
2012–2013Patents assigned to HOULE ROBERT M (5)· patent assignee history
2012–2013Patents assigned to ARSOVSKI IGOR (4)· patent assignee history
2012–2013Patents assigned to PILO HAROLD (4)· patent assignee history
2017–2018Patents assigned to GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC (4)· patent assignee history
2018Based in Beaconsfield, CA· patent location history
2021Based in Carleton Place, CA· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
IBM191995–2015
HOULE ROBERT Mself52012–2013
ARSOVSKI IGOR42012–2013
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC42017–2018
PILO HAROLD42012–2013
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Williston, VT, US201997–2018
Carleton Place, CA12021
Beaconsfield, CA12018
Willston, VT, US11998
Winooski, VT, US11997