Patents by Inventor Donald J. Barbarits

Donald J. Barbarits 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).

  • Interface bus with independent data, command and direct control sections for parallel transfer of information between host and intelligent storage
    Patent number: 5235685
    Abstract: A data processing system is disclosed in which a plurality of high performance, intelligent, mass storage input-output devices are linked to a host controller by an input-output interface bus which is divided into three sections. Each section is completely independent of the other two sections and used for a different and specific purpose. One section is used to transfer commands and retrieve status information. A second section is used to handle device requests for data transfer and device signals for operation complete. The third section is used to transfer data to and from a device. Since the three sections are completely independent, simultaneous transfer of command control and data to different input-output devices or to a single input-output device can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Data General Corp.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Caldara, John R. McDaniel, Kenneth S. Goekjian, Donald J. Barbarits, Salvatore Faletra, John E. Shur