Patents by Inventor Donald R. Getty

Donald R. Getty 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).

  • Automatic multi-mode termination
    Patent number: 6378025
    Abstract: A SCSI host bus adaptor provides automatic termination for any port thereof to which no device is attached. The host bus adaptor detects whether single ended (SE) or low voltage differential (LVD) devices are attached thereto and provides the appropriate termination therefor. The last device attached to either port of the host bus adaptor is automatically terminated via an automatic cable termination circuit disposed at the distal end of the cable. The automatic cable termination circuit senses whether single ended (SE) or low voltage differential (LVD) devices are attached to the cable and provides appropriate termination therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Adaptec, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald R. Getty