Patents by Inventor Kenneth S. Bower

Kenneth S. Bower 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).

  • Queue buffer de-queuing
    Patent number: 10419367
    Abstract: A method and apparatus determine which of a plurality of queue buffers (26, 126, 426) contains a complete packet and transmit a de-queue signal to one of the plurality of queue buffers (26, 126, 426) determined to contain a complete packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kenneth S Bower, Gary B Gostin
  • QUEUE BUFFER DE-QUEUING
    Publication number: 20150326508
    Abstract: A method and apparatus determine which of a plurality of queue buffers (26, 126, 426) contains a complete packet and transmit a de-queue signal to one of the plurality of queue buffers (26, 126, 426) determined to contain a complete packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth S Bower, Gary B Gostin
  • Filtering Broadcast Recipients In A Multiprocessing Environment
    Publication number: 20110145837
    Abstract: Systems and methods of filtering broadcast recipients in a multiprocessing environment are disclosed. An exemplary method may include receiving a message generated in the multiprocessing environment at a management agent. The method may also include determining which components in the multiprocessing environment already received the message. The method may also include forwarding the message to only those components in the multiprocessing environment which did not already receive the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Kenneth S. Bower
  • Hardware device data buffer
    Patent number: 7783823
    Abstract: One embodiment includes a system comprising a processor configured to read and write data packets via a data bus to and from at least one additional hardware device. The system also comprises a data buffer configured to store a plurality of consecutive related flits associated with at least one of the data packets in one of a plurality of addressable locations of the data buffer. The system further comprises a pointer memory configured to store a respective pointer associated with each of the plurality of addressable locations of the data buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Bower, Craig Warner, Michael H. Cogdill
  • HARDWARE DEVICE DATA BUFFER
    Publication number: 20090037671
    Abstract: One embodiment includes a system comprising a processor configured to read and write data packets via a data bus to and from at least one additional hardware device. The system also comprises a data buffer configured to store a plurality of consecutive related flits associated with at least one of the data packets in one of a plurality of addressable locations of the data buffer. The system further comprises a pointer memory configured to store a respective pointer associated with each of the plurality of addressable locations of the data buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Bower, Craig Warner, Michael H. Cogdill
  • Integrated circuit with alternately selectable state evaluation provisions
    Patent number: 6539507
    Abstract: An integrated circuit incorporating test access provisions and a system addressable command control register; and provisions for selectably enabling and accessing one or the other for purposes of evaluating integrated circuit functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M Juenemann, Bradley J Goertzen, Rory L Fisher, Randy L Fiscus, Brian C Miller, Peter J Meier, Joel Buck-Gengler, Kenneth S Bower, Michael R Diehl, Dale R Beucler
  • Portable spa
    Patent number: D463028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth S. Bower
  • Portable spa
    Patent number: D463569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth S. Bower
  • Strap divider loop
    Patent number: D1022468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Godai Group LLC
    Inventors: Garrett Gee, Rusty Duane Huber, Kenneth S. Bower