Patents by Inventor Robert Henry Kruggel

Robert Henry Kruggel 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).

  • Address transition detector (ATD) for power conservation
    Patent number: 5745431
    Abstract: An address decode circuit for receiving address input signals, includes a device for detecting a change in the address input signals, and a device for generating a control signal in response to a detected change in the address input signals. A gating mechanism gates at least one address bit in the address input signals input to the address decode circuit with the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dale Edward Pontius, Steven William Tomashot, Toshiaki Kirihata, Robert Henry Kruggel