Patents by Inventor Lynn B. King

Lynn B. King 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).

  • Input/output controller having selectable timing and maskable interrupt generation
    Patent number: 4159516
    Abstract: An input/output controller provides a numer of adjustable timers for timing events such as for polling external devices and includes circuitry which generates interrupt vector signals upon the occurrence of certain events, including the expiration of time set in the adjustable timers and also upon receipt of signals from the external devices. The interrupt signals may be selectively masked when it is not desirable or practical for an interrupt to occur. The controller is an MOS N-channel device on a single chip and is packaged in a 40 pin package and is compatible with a Model TMS 8080 Microprocessor Unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: W. S. Henrion, Yogendra C. Pandya, Lynn B. King