Patents by Inventor Dale John Thomforde

Dale John Thomforde 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).

  • Identifying substreams in parallel/serial data link
    Patent number: 7187863
    Abstract: In a first aspect, a stream of data is transmitted by dividing the stream of data into a first substream and a second substream, transmitting the first substream in a first data channel, and transmitting the second substream in a second data channel. Before transmitting the first and second substreams, a first marker signal is inserted in the first substream and/or a second marker signal is inserted in the second substream. A receiver circuit receives the substreams, detects at least one marker signal, and reassembles the data stream from the substreams based on at least one detected marker signal. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susan Marie Cox, Mark Joseph Hickey, Jack Chris Randolph, Dale John Thomforde, Frederick Jacob Ziegler
  • Method and apparatus for deskewing parallel serial data channels using asynchronous elastic buffers
    Publication number: 20030112827
    Abstract: A method of deskewing parallel data streams includes receiving the plurality of data streams and storing each of the received data streams in a respective buffer. Synchronization signals in the data streams are detected, and the buffers are controlled to read out the stored data streams on the basis of the detected synchronization signals. Numerous other methods and apparatus are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susan Marie Cox, Mark Joseph Hickey, Jack Chris Randolph, Dale John Thomforde, Frederick Jacob Ziegler
  • Identifying substreams in parallel/serial data link
    Publication number: 20030112881
    Abstract: In a first aspect, a stream of data is transmitted by dividing the stream of data into a first substream and a second substream, transmitting the first substream in a first data channel, and transmitting the second substream in a second data channel. Before transmitting the first and second substreams, a first marker signal is inserted in the first substream and/or a second marker signal is inserted in the second substream. A receiver circuit receives the substreams, detects at least one marker signal, and reassembles the data stream from the substreams based on at least one detected marker signal. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susan Marie Cox, Mark Joseph Hickey, Jack Chris Randolph, Dale John Thomforde, Frederick Jacob Ziegler