Patents by Inventor David G. Folsom

David G. Folsom 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 and apparatus for partitioning an interconnection medium in a partitioned multiprocessor computer system
    Patent number: 6021442
    Abstract: A method, associated apparatus and program product for partitioning a plurality of interconnection elements among disjoint partitions of processors in a computer system so as to interconnect the processors within each of the disjoint partitions, and to isolate the processors in each interconnected partition from processors in the other partitions. The interconnection elements may be arranged into groups including node coupling elements and link coupling elements and in larger systems may include intermediate groups having intermediate coupling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aruna V. Ramanan, Mark Gurevich, Leroy R. Lundin, David G. Folsom, Kevin J. Reilly, Mark G. Atkins, Robert F. Bartfai
  • Method and apparatus for partitioning an interconnection medium in a partitioned multiprocessor computer system
    Patent number: 5887184
    Abstract: A method, associated apparatus and program product for partitioning a plurality of interconnection elements among disjoint partitions of processors in a computer system so as to interconnect the processors within each of the disjoint partitions, and to isolate the processors in each interconnected partition from processors in the other partitions. The interconnection elements may be arranged into groups including node coupling elements and link coupling elements and in larger systems may include intermediate groups having intermediate coupling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aruna V. Ramanan, Mark Gurevich, Leroy R. Lundin, David G. Folsom, Kevin J. Reilly, Mark G. Atkins, Robert F. Bartfai
  • Method and apparatus for partitioning an interconnection medium in a partitioned multiprocessor computer system
    Patent number: 5884090
    Abstract: A method, associated apparatus and program product for partitioning a plurality of interconnection elements among disjoint partitions of processors in a computer system so as to interconnect the processors within each of the disjoint partitions, and to isolate the processors in each interconnected partition from processors in the other partitions. The interconnection elements may be arranged into groups including node coupling elements and link coupling elements and in larger systems may include intermediate groups having intermediate coupling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aruna V. Ramanan, Mark Gurevich, Leroy R. Lundin, David G. Folsom, Kevin J. Reilly, Mark G. Atkins, Robert F. Bartfai