Patents by Inventor Terry Edwin Newell

Terry Edwin Newell 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).

  • Shared memory control algorithm for mutual exclusion and rollback
    Patent number: 5918248
    Abstract: The invention provides a mechanism for allowing a share memory/parallel processing architecture to be used in place of a conventional uni-processing architecture without requiring code originally written for the conventional system to be rewritten. Exclusive Access and Shared Read Access implementations are provided. A rollback mechanism is provided which allows all the effects of a task to be undone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventors: Terry Edwin Newell, Brian Baker