Patents by Inventor Christopher W. Eidler

Christopher W. Eidler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • I/O controller software with each I/O command having a plurality of nets, each with a group of threads
    Patent number: 5860003
    Abstract: A modular software control system for an I/O subsystem. A central group of software modules are made to be hardware-independent, with interface modules translating from the host hardware configuration and the I/O subsystem hardware configuration. I/O commands are accomplished using a series of specialized threads, with each thread performing a particular function. An appropriate group of threads are assembled for each I/O command, the group being a "net".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: MTI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Eidler, Kumar Gajjar, David H. Jaffe