Patents by Inventor Wiliam P. Bunton

Wiliam P. Bunton 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).

  • Synchronized data transmission between elements of a processing system
    Patent number: 5574849
    Abstract: Two identical streams of multi-bit symbols are received by a pair of storage elements, each having multiple locations and first and second pointer counters respectively identifying the locations at which received symbols are stored and from which stored symbols are retrieved. The storage elements are synchronized by providing each with a SYNC symbol that, when detected, causes the pointer counters to be placed in a predetermined (reset) state on one transition of a SYNC clock signal, releasing the pointer counters at the same time on a following transition of the SYNC clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Tandem Computers Incorporated
    Inventors: David P. Sonnier, Wiliam P. Bunton, Richard W. Cutts, Jr., James S. Klecka, John C. Krause, William J. Watson, Linda E. Zalzala