Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Charles Swanson

Jeffrey Charles Swanson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for storing multiple entry types and ordering information using a single addressable storage array
    Patent number: 7117297
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for storing and reading an entry having one of a plurality of entry types and storing order information about stored entries, using a single addressable storage array. An index pipe maintains first in, first out order of the entries stored in the addressable storage array. Stages in the index pipe store a value representing the address of the stored entry in the storage array, the type of the stored entry, and the validity of the stored entry. Additional control logic implements order rules between entry types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles Swanson, Debendra Das Sharma
  • Method and apparatus for storing multiple entry types and ordering information using a single addressable storage array
    Publication number: 20040236900
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for storing and reading an entry having one of a plurality of entry types and storing order information about stored entries, using a single addressable storage array. An index pipe maintains first in, first out order of the entries stored in the addressable storage array. Stages in the index pipe store a value representing the address of the stored entry in the storage array, the type of the stored entry, and the validity of the stored entry. Additional control logic implements order rules between entry types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles Swanson, Debendra Das Sharma