Patents by Inventor Bruce Mielke

Bruce Mielke 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).

  • Data transfer circuit
    Patent number: 6180425
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for maximizing the data transmission rate from a source data path to selected channels of a destination data path having a different width from the source data path. In a preferred embodiment, the data transfer circuit includes at least one transfer register that is typically of the same width as the data source. Each bit from the transfer register is input to a plurality of multiplexers, each of which typically selects a single bit and outputs the selected bit to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Mielke, Matthew C. Hendricks
  • Data transfer circuit
    Patent number: 5898628
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for maximizing the data transmission rate from a source data path to selected channels of a destination data path having a different width from the source data path. In a preferred embodiment, the data transfer circuit includes at least one transfer register that is typically of the same width as the data source. Each bit from the transfer register is input to a plurality of multiplexers, each of which typically selects a single bit and outputs the selected bit to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Mielke, Matthew C. Hendricks