Patents by Inventor Timothy Allan Melchior

Timothy Allan Melchior 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).

  • Structured query language processing integrated circuit and distributed database processor
    Publication number: 20030229625
    Abstract: A distributed SQL database management system includes an SQL-processing integrated circuit capable of processing industry standard SQL commands. The SQL-processing integrated circuit includes a content addressable memory engine and resolves queries at a high abstraction level. The use of the SQL integrated circuit and distributed SQL database management system significantly increases memory bandwidth. The SQL integrated circuit performs the following SQL functions: table joins, view support, learning mode extension, proximity match extension, longest prefix match extension, SQL DML support, SQL table manipulation, SQL view manipulation, SQL transaction control, SQL security, and partial SQL DDL support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Timothy Allan Melchior, Diane Lynn Mohammadi-Zand
  • Search coprocessor subsystem having multiple search engines and dedicated key-table memory for connection to a computer system
    Patent number: 6640220
    Abstract: A search coprocessor card for attachment to a computer system has an interface to a host processor of the computer system and a processor. The processor has memory for its program and data, and is coupled to one or more search engine devices. Each of the search engine devices is in turn coupled to a memory for holding key tables, and is capable of searching the key tables for matching entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Aeroflex UTMC Microelectronic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thaddeus Michael Firlit, Timothy Allan Melchior, James Rodney Webster