Patents by Inventor Patrick N. Kearns

Patrick N. Kearns 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).

  • Triple-port bus bridge
    Patent number: 5859988
    Abstract: A bridge coupling a primary bus to two secondary buses. The bridge contains three interfaces, one for the primary bus and the other two for the two secondary buses. Control circuitry is included within the bridge to support the execution of a transaction initiated by a bus master upstream of the bridge to a target downstream of the bridge. The bridge also supports the execution of a transaction initiated by a bus master coupled to either one of the secondary buses to a target upstream of the bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jasmin Ajanovic, Patrick N. Kearns