Patents by Inventor Joseph F. Akins

Joseph F. Akins 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).

  • Mask programmable bus control gate array
    Patent number: 4987578
    Abstract: A customizable communications bus control gate array for facilitating communications between devices on two disparate digital communications channels. The gate array has a mask programmable integrated circuit with two I/O interface devices which are respectively connected to two different communications channels. The gate array also has a translating device connected to each of the I/O interface devices for translating electrical signals therebetween. Logic control is also provided and connected to both of the I/O interface device and to the translating device for controlling operations thereof so that predetermined communications requirements between both of the disparate communications channels are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph F. Akins, Donald G. Goddard, Cynthia P. Goszewski, Ernest D. Haacke