Patents by Inventor Brett W. Chaveriat

Brett W. Chaveriat 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).

  • System for arbitrating demand on memory during configuration of a computer add-on card
    Patent number: 5832277
    Abstract: A processor on an add-on card that arbitrates demand on a memory unit on the add-on card. The processor and memory unit are used for the underlying functionality of the add-on card. The processor determines an appropriate time to allow interface operations to the memory unit when the memory unit is not already being accessed for the underlying functionality of the card. By using the processor and memory unit on the add-on card for interface operations to the host computer, the add-on interface circuitry on the add-on card can be minimized and simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: 3 Com Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Sullivan, Brett W. Chaveriat, Robert C. Suffern, Khodor S. Elnashar