Search

Christopher D. Birkhimer

Examiner (ID: 14978, Phone: (571)270-1178 , Office: P/2136 )

Most Active Art Unit
2136
Art Unit(s)
2186, 2136, 2138
Total Applications
636
Issued Applications
458
Pending Applications
64
Abandoned Applications
136

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 11027386 [patent_doc_number] => 20160224342 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-08-04 [patent_title] => 'EXTENSIBLE EXECUTION UNIT INTERFACE ARCHITECTURE WITH MULTIPLE DECODE LOGIC AND MULTIPLE EXECUTION UNITS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/095799 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-04-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 10703 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15095799 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/095799
Extensible execution unit interface architecture with multiple decode logic and multiple execution units Apr 10, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13860045 [patent_doc_number] => 10191741 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-01-29 [patent_title] => System and method for mitigating the impact of branch misprediction when exiting spin loops [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/090554 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-04-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 13030 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 126 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15090554 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/090554
System and method for mitigating the impact of branch misprediction when exiting spin loops Apr 3, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11445139 [patent_doc_number] => 20170046160 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-02-16 [patent_title] => 'EFFICIENT HANDLING OF REGISTER FILES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/086055 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-03-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 7620 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15086055 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/086055
EFFICIENT HANDLING OF REGISTER FILES Mar 30, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 13143561 [patent_doc_number] => 10089114 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-10-02 [patent_title] => Multiple instruction issuance with parallel inter-group and intra-group picking [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/086052 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-03-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 6595 [patent_no_of_claims] => 31 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 171 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15086052 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/086052
Multiple instruction issuance with parallel inter-group and intra-group picking Mar 29, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10982592 [patent_doc_number] => 20160179536 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-06-23 [patent_title] => 'Early termination of segment monitoring in run-time code parallelization' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/007299 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-01-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 7316 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15007299 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/007299
Early termination of segment monitoring in run-time code parallelization Jan 26, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11299590 [patent_doc_number] => 09507598 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-11-29 [patent_title] => 'Auxiliary branch prediction with usefulness tracking' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/969492 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 8530 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 241 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14969492 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/969492
Auxiliary branch prediction with usefulness tracking Dec 14, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11584728 [patent_doc_number] => 09639370 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-02 [patent_title] => 'Software instructed dynamic branch history pattern adjustment' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/969294 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 6771 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 284 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14969294 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/969294
Software instructed dynamic branch history pattern adjustment Dec 14, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11006030 [patent_doc_number] => 20160202980 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-07-14 [patent_title] => 'MICROPROCESSOR WITH ARM AND X86 INSTRUCTION LENGTH DECODERS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/963134 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 18724 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14963134 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/963134
Microprocessor with arm and X86 instruction length decoders Dec 7, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12167510 [patent_doc_number] => 09886280 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-02-06 [patent_title] => 'Heterogeneous core microarchitecture' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/949949 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4262 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 252 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14949949 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/949949
Heterogeneous core microarchitecture Nov 23, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11629527 [patent_doc_number] => 20170139716 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-18 [patent_title] => 'HANDLING STALLING EVENT FOR MULTIPLE THREAD PIPELINE, AND TRIGGERING ACTION BASED ON INFORMATION ACCESS DELAY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/944803 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 10717 [patent_no_of_claims] => 31 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14944803 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/944803
HANDLING STALLING EVENT FOR MULTIPLE THREAD PIPELINE, AND TRIGGERING ACTION BASED ON INFORMATION ACCESS DELAY Nov 17, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11629523 [patent_doc_number] => 20170139712 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-18 [patent_title] => 'Efficient Emulation of Guest Architecture Instructions' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/943847 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 6597 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14943847 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/943847
Efficient emulation of guest architecture instructions Nov 16, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13157587 [patent_doc_number] => 10095518 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-10-09 [patent_title] => Allowing deletion of a dispatched instruction from an instruction queue when sufficient processor resources are predicted for that instruction [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/941840 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 7420 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 126 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14941840 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/941840
Allowing deletion of a dispatched instruction from an instruction queue when sufficient processor resources are predicted for that instruction Nov 15, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11438051 [patent_doc_number] => 20170039072 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-02-09 [patent_title] => 'METHOD FOR BRANCH PREDICTION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/929452 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 6534 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14929452 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/929452
METHOD FOR BRANCH PREDICTION Nov 1, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11530960 [patent_doc_number] => 20170090938 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-03-30 [patent_title] => 'HETEROGENEOUS CORE MICROARCHITECTURE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/870442 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4220 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14870442 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/870442
Heterogeneous core microarchitecture Sep 29, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10665498 [patent_doc_number] => 20160011642 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-01-14 [patent_title] => 'POWER AND THROUGHPUT OPTIMIZATION OF AN UNBALANCED INSTRUCTION PIPELINE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/860095 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-09-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5137 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14860095 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/860095
POWER AND THROUGHPUT OPTIMIZATION OF AN UNBALANCED INSTRUCTION PIPELINE Sep 20, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 13120325 [patent_doc_number] => 10078516 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-09-18 [patent_title] => Techniques to wake-up dependent instructions for back-to-back issue in a microprocessor [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/833207 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5200 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 304 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14833207 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/833207
Techniques to wake-up dependent instructions for back-to-back issue in a microprocessor Aug 23, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11278682 [patent_doc_number] => 09495161 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-11-15 [patent_title] => 'QoS based dynamic execution engine selection' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/828884 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-08-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 6013 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 203 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14828884 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/828884
QoS based dynamic execution engine selection Aug 17, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11438050 [patent_doc_number] => 20170039071 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-02-09 [patent_title] => 'METHOD FOR BRANCH PREDICTION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/818347 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-08-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 6534 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14818347 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/818347
METHOD FOR BRANCH PREDICTION Aug 4, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11423721 [patent_doc_number] => 20170031865 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-02-02 [patent_title] => 'APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A PLURALITY OF DATA STRUCTURES BETWEEN MEMORY AND A PLURALITY OF VECTOR REGISTERS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/814590 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 9928 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14814590 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/814590
Apparatus and method for transferring a plurality of data structures between memory and a plurality of vector registers Jul 30, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12393081 [patent_doc_number] => 09965275 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-05-08 [patent_title] => Element size increasing instruction [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/814582 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 9835 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 299 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14814582 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/814582
Element size increasing instruction Jul 30, 2015 Issued
Menu