Patents by Inventor Jack Bonnell Dennis

Jack Bonnell Dennis 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).

  • System and method for processing overlapping tasks in a programmable network processor environment
    Patent number: 6978459
    Abstract: A system and method process data elements on multiple processing elements. A first processing element processes a task. A second processing element, coupled to the first processing element, is associated with a task. The first processing element sends a critical-section end signal to the second processing element while processing the task at the first processing element. The second processing element resumes the task in response to receiving the critical-section end signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jack Bonnell Dennis, Joel Zvi Apisdorf, Sam Brandon Sandbote