Patents by Inventor Jonathan K. Gainsley

Jonathan K. Gainsley 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).

  • Apparatus and method for asynchronously controlling data transfers across long wires
    Patent number: 7453882
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that asynchronously controls the sending of data items from a sender to a receiver. The system includes a data path between the sender and the receiver, a first control path between the sender and the receiver, and a second control path between the sender and the receiver. The first control path and the second control path alternately control the asynchronous transmission of consecutive data items on the data path between the sender and the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Ho, Jonathan K. Gainsley, Robert J. Drost