Patents by Inventor Ben L. Sharp

Ben L. Sharp 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 providing bus parity
    Patent number: 5136594
    Abstract: A method for checking parity on, for example, an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus. In a 32-bit information bus, four parity pins may be provided. During a first clock cycle the pins are all driven high and during a second clock cycle the pins are all driven low. This characteristic pattern is detected by a slave device and provides an indication that parity data will be transmitted on the four parity pins. After an indication of parity support the pins are provided with parity bits for error detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Ben L. Sharp