Patents by Inventor William Dress

William Dress 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).

  • Patent number: 11418593
    Abstract: A data distribution system includes a data distribution module and at least two host-bus adapters coupled to the data distribution module. The data distribution system includes a memory-management system including a plurality of memory regions. The memory-management system is coherent across the plurality of memory regions and an absolute address of each of the plurality of memory regions accessed by a same offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Lightfleet Corporation
    Inventor: William Dress
  • Patent number: 11343197
    Abstract: Switchless interconnect fabric message distribution includes end-to-end partitioning of message pathways or multiple priority levels with interrupt capability. A switchless interconnect fabric message distribution system includes a data distribution module and at least two host-bus adapters connected to the data distribution module. The data distribution module includes partition first in first out buffers. Each of the host-bus adapters includes an input manager connected to input priority first in first out buffers and an output manager connected to priority first in first out buffers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Lightfleet Corporation
    Inventors: William Dress, Aaron LeClaire
  • Patent number: 11228458
    Abstract: Operating a data distribution including a data distribution module and a plurality of host-bus adapters coupled to the data distribution module can include defining a coherent group that includes a set of members that includes the plurality of host-bus adapters; providing a group-coherent memory area in each of the set of members; and initiating a one-to-all broadcast message from a one of the plurality of host-bus adapters to all of the set of members when the one of the plurality of host-bus adapters requests a write to its local group-coherent memory area. The group-coherent memory area in each of the set of members is physically mirrored with a temporal coherence and no semaphores or access enables are required to achieve the temporal coherence of the coherent group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Lightfleet Corporation
    Inventor: William Dress
  • Patent number: 11184290
    Abstract: A parallel multicast star topology data network includes a plurality of input buffers, a first arbitration mechanism coupled to the plurality of input buffers, a plurality of output buffers coupled to the first arbitration mechanism and a plurality of interconnect exits coupled to the plurality of output buffers. When packet contents of a multicast message are ready for release from the first arbitration mechanism then all of the packet contents are substantially simultaneously released to the plurality of output buffers and then substantially simultaneously to the plurality of interconnect exits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Lightfleet Corporation
    Inventor: William Dress
  • Publication number: 20210160321
    Abstract: A data distribution system includes a data distribution module and at least two host-bus adapters coupled to the data distribution module. The data distribution system includes a memory-management system including a plurality of memory regions. The memory-management system is coherent across the plurality of memory regions and an absolute address of each of the plurality of memory regions accessed by a same offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Lightfleet Corporation
    Inventor: William Dress
  • Publication number: 20200412661
    Abstract: Switchless interconnect fabric message distribution includes end-to-end partitioning of message pathways or multiple priority levels with interrupt capability. A switchless interconnect fabric message distribution system includes a data distribution module and at least two host-bus adapters connected to the data distribution module. The data distribution module includes partition first in first out buffers. Each of the host-bus adapters includes an input manager connected to input priority first in first out buffers and an output manager connected to priority first in first out buffers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Lightfleet Corporation
    Inventors: William Dress, Aaron LeClaire
  • Publication number: 20200358709
    Abstract: A parallel multicast star topology data network includes a plurality of input buffers, a first arbitration mechanism coupled to the plurality of input buffers, a plurality of output buffers coupled to the first arbitration mechanism and a plurality of interconnect exits coupled to the plurality of output buffers. When packet contents of a multicast message are ready for release from the first arbitration mechanism then all of the packet contents are substantially simultaneously released to the plurality of output buffers and then substantially simultaneously to the plurality of interconnect exits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Lightfleet Corporation
    Inventor: William Dress
  • Publication number: 20200267019
    Abstract: Operating a data distribution including a data distribution module and a plurality of host-bus adapters coupled to the data distribution module can include defining a coherent group that includes a set of members that includes the plurality of host-bus adapters; providing a group-coherent memory area in each of the set of members; and initiating a one-to-all broadcast message from a one of the plurality of host-bus adapters to all of the set of members when the one of the plurality of host-bus adapters requests a write to its local group-coherent memory area. The group-coherent memory area in each of the set of members is physically mirrored with a temporal coherence and no semaphores or access enables are required to achieve the temporal coherence of the coherent group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Lightfleet Corporation
    Inventor: William Dress
  • Patent number: 9674116
    Abstract: A method includes operating a packet flow module including a plurality of ports, each of the plurality of ports including at least a pair of bidirectional and logically independent communications channels. An apparatus includes a packet flow module including a plurality of ports, each of the plurality of ports including at least a pair of bidirectional and logically independent communications channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Lightfleet Corporation
    Inventor: William Dress
  • Publication number: 20170078367
    Abstract: Operating a message distribution can include end-to-end partitioning of message pathways and/or multiple priority levels with interrupt capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: William Dress, Aaron LeClaire
  • Publication number: 20170078385
    Abstract: Operating a data distribution including a data distribution module and a plurality of host-bus adapters coupled to the data distribution module can include defining a coherent group that includes a set of members that includes the plurality of host-bus adapters; providing a group-coherent memory area in each of the set of members; and initiating a one-to-all broadcast message from a one of the plurality of host-bus adapters to all of the set of members when the one of the plurality of host-bus adapters requests a write to its local group-coherent memory area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: William Dress
  • Publication number: 20170078390
    Abstract: A data distribution system includes a data distribution module and at least two host-bus adapters coupled to the data distribution module. The data distribution system includes a memory-management system including a plurality of memory regions. The memory-management system is coherent across the plurality of memory regions and an absolute address of each of the plurality of memory regions accessed by a same offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: William Dress
  • Publication number: 20080095214
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for multicarrier orthogonal spread-spectrum (MOSS) data communication. A method includes individually spread-spectrum modulating at least two of a set of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed carriers, wherein the resulting individually spread-spectrum modulated at least two of a set of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed carriers are substantially mutually orthogonal with respect to both frequency division multiplexing and spread-spectrum modulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen Smith, William Dress
  • Publication number: 20080019422
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for hybrid spread spectrum radio systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen Smith, William Dress
  • Publication number: 20080008472
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for distribution optical elements and compound collector lenses for a broadcast interconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: William Dress, Frederick Magee
  • Publication number: 20080008471
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for an n-Way, Serial-Channel interconnect. An apparatus includes a communications network interconnect including an input layer including a plurality of input channels; a multicast channel branching fabric coupled to the input layer; and a modular output layer coupled to the multicast channel branching fabric layer, the modular output layer including a plurality of individual serial data channels; and a plurality of sets of endpoints, each set of endpoints coupled to one of the plurality of individual serial data channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventor: William Dress
  • Publication number: 20070025437
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for pulse communications using precision timing. A method includes digitally pulse coding a data stream; and modulating a carrier signal using the digitally pulse coded data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: William Dress, Brian Donovan
  • Publication number: 20050141594
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for hybrid spread spectrum radio systems. A method includes modulating a signal by utilizing a subset of bits from a pseudo-random code generator to control an amplification circuit that provides a gain to the signal. Another method includes: modulating a signal by utilizing a subset of bits from a pseudo-random code generator to control a fast hopping frequency synthesizer; and fast frequency hopping the signal with the fast hopping frequency synthesizer, wherein multiple frequency hops occur within a single data-bit time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Smith, William Dress
  • Publication number: 20050123023
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for multicarrier orthogonal spread-spectrum (MOSS) data communication. A method includes individually spread-spectrum modulating at least two of a set of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed carriers, wherein the resulting individually spread-spectrum modulated at least two of a set of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed carriers are substantially mutually orthogonal with respect to both frequency division multiplexing and spread-spectrum modulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Smith, William Dress
  • Publication number: 20050123061
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for multidimensional signal modulation and/or demodulation for data communications. A method includes modulating a carrier signal in a first domain selected from the group consisting of phase, frequency, amplitude, polarization and spread; modulating the carrier signal in a second domain selected from the group consisting of phase, frequency, amplitude, polarization and spread; and modulating the carrier signal in a third domain selected from the group consisting of phase, frequency, amplitude, polarization and spread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Smith, William Dress