Patents by Inventor John Mason Elmore

John Mason Elmore 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).

  • Enabling a docking station for ISA adapters
    Patent number: 6772264
    Abstract: A docking station system for use with a computer system which includes an externally accessible PC Card interface for transferring signals conforming to the PC Card standard to a docking station enclosure. The docking station enclosure includes a PC Card connector that connects to and passes interface signals between the PC Card interface of the computer system and the docking station enclosure. The docking station enclosure further includes an ISA bus structure conforming to the ISA bus standard. Additionally, the docking station enclosure incorporates conversion logic which is connected to receive signals from the computer system via the PC Card connector, and converts these received signals to signals for operating the ISA bus structure. The computer system includes conversion logic which is connected to receive signals from the docking station enclosure via the PC Card connector, and to convert these signals to system interrupt requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Alan Dayan, David Carroll Challener, John Mason Elmore, Richard Allen Kelley