Patents by Inventor Kent Alan Dramstad

Kent Alan Dramstad 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).

  • Dynamically configurable memory adapter using electronic presence detects
    Patent number: 6092146
    Abstract: A dynamically configurable memory adapter is provided for configuring SIMMs in a computer system which employs DIMMs. The adapter includes a plurality of SIMM sockets, a programmable logic device, an EEPROM, a bus controller, and DIP switches. The programmable logic device includes logic for interrogating and configuring serial presence detect data based on a plurality of SIMM characteristics included therein. The serial presence detect data is read by the computer system memory controller during the boot-up process. The dynamically configurable memory adapter also includes direct wiring between the DIMM interface and the SIMMs to thereby allow the SIMMs to directly talk to the memory controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Inventors: Timothy Jay Dell, Kent Alan Dramstad, Marc Raymond Faucher, Bruce Gerard Hazelzet