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Gary D. Hicok
Also filed as: HICOK GARY · HICOK GARY D · HICOK GARY DWAYNE · HICOK JR GARY D
40 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,007 citations·filing 1993–2024
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49 records- 0195US12182694B2Training, testing, and verifying autonomous machines using simulated environmentsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 31, 2024·7 cites·20 claims
- 0295US11474519B2Systems and methods for computer-assisted shuttles, buses, robo-taxis, ride-sharing and on-demand vehicles with situational awarenessNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 18, 2022·20 cites·36 claims
- 0394US11644834B2Systems and methods for safe and reliable autonomous vehiclesNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2018·Granted May 9, 2023·50 cites·60 claims
- 0494US11436484B2Training, testing, and verifying autonomous machines using simulated environmentsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 6, 2022·24 cites·20 claims
- 0594US7289125B2Graphics device clustering with PCI-expressNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 30, 2007·68 cites·22 claims
- 0693US7324547B1Internet protocol (IP) router residing in a processor chipsetNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 29, 2008·87 cites·28 claims
- 0790US8635480B1Method and apparatus for controlling power to a processing unitMIMBERG LUDGER·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 21, 2014·12 cites·15 claims
- 0890US7397797B2Method and apparatus for performing network processing functionsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 8, 2008·60 cites·31 claims
- 0989US6848057B2Method and apparatus for providing a decoupled power management stateNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 25, 2005·59 cites·48 claims
- 1086US7010724B1Operating system hang detection and methods for handling hang conditionsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 7, 2006·42 cites·26 claims
- 1183US6266753B1Memory manager for multi-media apparatus and method thereforCIRRUS LOGIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 24, 2001·117 cites·21 claims
- 1282US7383352B2Method and apparatus for providing an integrated network of processorsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 3, 2008·7 cites·25 claims
- 1382US2025065920A1Systems and methods for computer-assisted shuttles, buses, robo-taxis, ride-sharing and on-demand vehicles with situational awarenessNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1481US7188250B1Method and apparatus for performing network processing functionsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 6, 2007·34 cites·18 claims
- 1580US2025111216A1Training, testing, and verifying autonomous machines using simulated environmentsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1678US7362772B1Network processing pipeline chipset for routing and host packet processingNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 22, 2008·23 cites·37 claims
- 1778US2025222958A1Systems and methods for computer-assisted shuttles, buses, robo-taxis, ride-sharing and on-demand vehicles with situational awarenessNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1874US2023176577A1Systems and methods for safe and reliable autonomous vehiclesNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1973US11874663B2Systems and methods for computer-assisted shuttles, buses, robo-taxis, ride-sharing and on-demand vehicles with situational awarenessNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 16, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2073US8094670B1Method and apparatus for performing network processing functionsALFIERI ROBERT A·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 10, 2012·5 cites·19 claims
- 2172US2024045426A1Systems and methods for safe and reliable autonomous vehiclesNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2269US5557733ACaching FIFO and method thereforVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 17, 1996·51 cites·7 claims
- 2367US5794072ATiming method and apparatus for interleaving PIO and DMA data transfersVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 11, 1998·54 cites·22 claims
- 2466US5561761ACentral processing unit data entering and interrogating device and method thereforYLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 1, 1996·55 cites·16 claims
- 2562US5920495AProgrammable four-tap texture filterCIRRUS LOGIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 6, 1999·35 cites·7 claims
- 2661US9569279B2Heterogeneous multiprocessor design for power-efficient and area-efficient computingNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 14, 2017·1 cites·23 claims
- 2759US2024308073A1Providing proactive safety measures for robotics systems and applicationsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2858US5835944AMethod for storing, transferring decompressing and reconstructing wave table audio sampleVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 10, 1998·17 cites·1 claims
- 2958US5835104AVariable band size compositing buffer method and apparatusS3 INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 10, 1998·22 cites·20 claims
- 3057US8051126B2Method and apparatus for providing an integrated network of processorsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 1, 2011·0 cites·19 claims
- 3156US5634069AEncoding assertion and de-assertion of interrupt requests and DMA requests in a serial bus I/O systemVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 27, 1997·35 cites·16 claims
- 3255US5958055APower management system for a computerVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 28, 1999·30 cites·25 claims
- 3355US2025068160A1Teleoperation architectures for autonomous systems and applicationsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3454US7961733B2Method and apparatus for performing network processing functionsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 14, 2011·0 cites·23 claims
- 3554US7620738B2Method and apparatus for providing an integrated network of processorsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 17, 2009·0 cites·7 claims
- 3652US7924868B1Internet protocol (IP) router residing in a processor chipsetNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 12, 2011·0 cites·14 claims
- 3752US5895469ASystem for reducing access times for retrieving audio samples and method thereforVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 20, 1999·15 cites·11 claims
- 3848US2015194128A1Generating a low-latency transparency effectNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3947US2003212735A1Method and apparatus for providing an integrated network of processorsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4045US5559533AVirtual memory hardware cusor and methodVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 24, 1996·14 cites·4 claims
- 4139US5588128ADynamic direction look ahead read bufferVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 24, 1996·20 cites·11 claims
- 4236US5903773ASystem to improve trapping of I/O instructions in a peripheral component interconnect bus computer system and method thereforVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 11, 1999·10 cites·14 claims
- 4336US5673409ASelf-defining instruction sizeVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 30, 1997·8 cites·6 claims
- 4433US5813027AMethod for storing and transferring wave table audio samples using a DSP cache, a link list structure, and compressionVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 22, 1998·3 cites·15 claims
- 4533US5710575ASystem for digitally emulating the analog position of a PC game port joystickVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 20, 1998·7 cites·9 claims
- 4633US5664213AInput/output (I/O) holdoff mechanism for use in a system where I/O device inputs are fed through a latency introducing busVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 2, 1997·6 cites·21 claims
- 4731US5742249ASystem using a digital timer for a joystick potentiometer readoutVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 21, 1998·3 cites·3 claims
- 4831US5511174AMethod for controlling the operation of a computer implemented apparatus to selectively execute instructions of different bit lengthsVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 23, 1996·4 cites·5 claims
- 4930US5751235ASystem and method for enhancing joystick performanceVLSI TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted May 12, 1998·2 cites·6 claims
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