Patents by Inventor Carl Dean Dietz

Carl Dean Dietz 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).

  • Translation lookaside buffer for faster processing in response to availability of a first virtual address portion before a second virtual address portion
    Patent number: 5659697
    Abstract: A processing system and method of operation are provided. First translation information is stored. A logic state of a first match line is selectively modified in response to a comparison between the first translation information and a first portion of a first address. Second translation information is stored. A logic state of a second match line is selectively modified in response to a comparison between the second translation information and a second portion of the first address. The logic state of the second match line is selectively modified in response to the logic state of the first match line. A second address is selectively output in response to the logic state of the second match line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Carl Dean Dietz