Patents by Inventor Frank Edward Grieco

Frank Edward Grieco 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).

  • Apparatus for pacing cycle steals from a data processor and methods for implementing the same
    Patent number: 6470400
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are implemented to track and manage system cycles stolen from a data processor by other processors in a multiprocessor data processor system. The apparatus and method maximize data throughput and minimize unused cycle resources within the multiprocessor data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donald Edward Carmon, Frank Edward Grieco, Llewellyn Bradley Marshall, IV
  • System for counting clock cycles stolen from a data processor and providing the count value to a second processor accessing the data processor cycle resources
    Patent number: 5978867
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are implemented to track and manage system cycles stolen from a data processor by other processors in a multiprocessor data processor system. The apparatus and method maximize data throughput and minimize unused cycle resources within the multiprocessor data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donald Edward Carmon, Frank Edward Grieco, Llewellyn Bradley Marshall, IV
  • Plug and play protocol for bus adapter card
    Patent number: 5758099
    Abstract: A system and method of partitioning and providing communication to allow ISA Plug and Play protocol logic functions to be shared across multiple integrated circuits on a single Plug and Play compliant ISA bus adapter card as defined by the Plug and Play ISA Specification in a manner that minimizes the duplication of function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Edward Grieco, Peter A. Manson