Patents by Inventor B. David Black

B. David Black 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).

  • Optimized I2O messaging unit
    Patent number: 6708244
    Abstract: A circuit comprising a storage circuit and a control circuit. The storage circuit may be configured to store one or more message frames received from a first bus and a second bus in one or more memory locations in response to one or more signals. The control circuit may be configured to store and access the one or more signals, wherein the signals are presented to the storage circuit through the first or the second bus such that management overhead of the first or second bus is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: B. David Black, Steven P. Larky, Leah S. Clark, David A. Podsiadlo
  • OPTIMIZED I2O MESSAGING UNIT
    Publication number: 20030046475
    Abstract: A circuit comprising a storage circuit and a control circuit. The storage circuit may be configured to store one or more message frames received from a first bus and a second bus in one or more memory locations in response to one or more signals. The control circuit may be configured to store and access the one or more signals, wherein the signals are presented to the storage circuit through the first or the second bus such that management overhead of the first or second bus is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: B. DAVID BLACK, STEVEN P. LARKY, LEAH S. CLARK, DAVID A. PODSIADLO