Patents by Inventor Douglas W. Heying

Douglas W. Heying 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).

  • Virtual processor method and apparatus for enhancing parallelism and availability in computer systems
    Patent number: 5640584
    Abstract: A virtual processor method and apparatus for parallel computer systems that increases the level of parallelism to include multiple threads per node. If a processor node has a plurality of storage devices attached, a single thread can be allocated to each device. Similarly, if a processor node has multiple CPUs, each individual thread can utilize a different CPU. Thus, a task could potentially occupy all available hardware in the system. The result is increased system utilization and availability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: David R. Kandasamy, John R. Catozzi, Douglas W. Heying