Patents by Inventor Rod Schwartz

Rod Schwartz 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).

  • Programmable integrated crosspoint switch
    Patent number: 4949084
    Abstract: An interconnection device in the form of a programmable integrated crosspoint switch includes a matrix of first and second pluralities of electrically conductive paths, e.g. an M line by N line matrix, and selectively permanently and affirmatively programmable switch elements for completing passive conductive circuit paths between one or more of the conductive paths of such first and second pluralities thereof. The programmable integrated crosspoint switch invention may be utilized in various hierarchical levels of interconnection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Ohio Associated Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Rod Schwartz, John T. Venaleck, Kenneth W. Braund