Patents by Inventor Jeff A. Niehaus

Jeff A. Niehaus 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).

  • Patent number: 5189665
    Abstract: A digital crossbar switch designed to facilitate easy and flexible interconnection of up to 8 data ports. The device includes 8 bidirectional ports, each 8 bit wide. Interconnection of the ports is controlled by 32 stored control memory locations associated with each port. The controlling memory locations can be changed dynamically without interfering with data flow. Additional program flexibility can be achieved by providing each port with a 16 word first-in first-out data buffer. The capability to bit reverse the data on any of the ports is also provided to simplify the interconnection of busses from different architectures. The device is fully expandable to wider busses, has extensive test capability and a master reset is provided for system initialization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeff A. Niehaus, Stephen Li, Frank Laczko