Patents by Inventor Kenneth G. Koenig

Kenneth G. Koenig 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).

  • Electronic communication clocking mechanism
    Patent number: 4725944
    Abstract: Apparatus for providing a relatively constant clocking signal to a serial input/output device from a microprocessor regardless of whether the microprocessor is executing a normal instruction cycle or an extended cycle. A state machine is driven by the same clock which drives the microprocessor and a signal from the microprocessor indicating the presence of a normal or extended instruction cycle. The state machine and the clock which drives the microprocessor drive a clocking circuit which produces a first waveform if a normal instruction cycle is being executed, and a second waveform if an extended instruction cycle is being executed. Both waveforms are edge synchronized to the clock which drives the microprocessor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: Tandem Computers Incorporated
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Koenig
  • Fault protection flip flop
    Patent number: 4651323
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the use of a flip flop or the like to provide additional protection against the destruction of data located in microprocessor system support circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: Tandem Computers Incorporated
    Inventors: William R. Goodman, Kenneth G. Koenig