Patents by Inventor Joshua W. Rensch

Joshua W. Rensch 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for allocating bandwidth for a network processor
    Patent number: 8769164
    Abstract: In a first aspect, a first method is provided for self-adjusting allocation of memory bandwidth in a network processor system. The first method includes the steps of (1) determining an amount of memory bandwidth of a network processor used by each of a plurality of data types; and (2) dynamically adjusting the amount of memory bandwidth allocated to at least one of the plurality of data types based on the determination. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Merwin H. Alferness, William J. Goetzinger, Kent H. Haselhorst, Lonny Lambrecht, Joshua W. Rensch
  • Device, system, and method for single thread command chaining instructions from multiple processor elements
    Patent number: 8489865
    Abstract: A command chain system includes plurality of processing elements, a memory, and a chain engine. The chain engine is in communication with the memory and accesses instructions in the memory. The chain engine accesses a subroutine stored in the memory. The chain engine sends a command to a specialized hardware. The chain engine performs an action determined by one or more of the operation-code portion, the skip portion, and the loop-count portion of the instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua W. Rensch, Marlon O. Gunderson, James V. Hedin