Patents by Inventor Harald W. Sammer

Harald W. Sammer 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).

  • Linear and orthogonal expansion of array storage in multiprocessor computing systems
    Patent number: 5237658
    Abstract: A multiprocessing computer system with data storage array systems allowing for linear and orthogonal expansion of data storage capacity and bandwidth by means of a switching network coupled between the data storage array systems and the multiple processors. The switching network provides the ability for any CPU to be directly coupled to any data storage array. By using the switching network to couple multiple CPU's to multiple data storage array systems, the computer system can be configured to optimally match the I/O bandwidth of the data storage array systems to the I/O performance of the CPU's.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Tandem Computers Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark Walker, Albert S. Lui, Harald W. Sammer, Wing M. Chan, William T. Fuller