Patents by Inventor Brent McKay

Brent McKay 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 for switching between multiple system processors
    Patent number: 6138247
    Abstract: In a method for switching between multiple system processors (152,172) on a CompactPCI bus (110,120), when a standby system processor (172,152) determines a failure affecting an active system processor (152,172) on the CompactPCI bus (110,120), the standby system processor (172,152) places a special arbiter (820) in a one master mode. If the standby system processor (172,152) determines that a device is at risk of performing a destructive action, the standby system processor (172,152) quiesces the device. The standby system processor (172,152) then places the special arbiter (820) in a multiple master mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent McKay, Bruce Rosenkrantz, Mark Lanus