Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Heeter

Timothy J. Heeter 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).

  • Method and apparatus for sharing information between a plurality of processing units
    Patent number: 5146607
    Abstract: A plurality of processing units, each having a local memory connected thereto is disclosed. A write sense controller is also connected to each of the processing units to transmit a memory write word into a shared portion of local memory over a reflective memory line. Other write sense controllers receive the memory words from the reflective memory bus and cause them to be written into corresponding storage locations in the shared partitions of their local memories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Encore Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Paardeep K. Sood, Roger A. Smith, Timothy J. Heeter, Adriano Roganti, John D. Acton