Patents by Inventor Kevin Reno

Kevin Reno 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 for high speed communication system
    Patent number: 6449274
    Abstract: Methods and devices useful in high-speed scalable switching systems include a memoryless switch fabric, per virtual channel queuing, digital phase aligners, randomized and complement connection modes, a mid-point negative acknowledge and output negative acknowledge scheme among other elements. A particular implementation of a routing table and switch element is described in part to illustrate the various techniques and devices of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: PMC-Sierra, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian D. Holden, Brian D. Alleyne, Darren S. Braun, Imran Chaudhri, Kevin Reno, Nadeem Haq, Chee Hu, Raghavan P Menon, Steve T Sprouse, Dinesh Venkatachalam
  • Method and apparatus for high speed, scalable communication system
    Patent number: 6188690
    Abstract: Methods and devices useful in high-speed scalable switching systems include a memoryless switch fabric, per virtual channel queuing, digital phase aligners, randomized and complement connection modes, a mid-point negative acknowledge and output negative acknowledge scheme among other elements. A particular implementation of a routing table and switch element is described in part to illustrate the various techniques and devices of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: PMC-Sierra, Inc.
    Inventors: Brain D. Holden, Brian D. Alleyne, Darren S. Braun, Kevin Reno, Chee Hu, Raghavan Menon, Steve Sprouse
  • Address programming via LED pin
    Patent number: 5629635
    Abstract: An LED driver pin which can be used for programming a memory element in a first mode, and can be used for driving the LED in a second mode is provided. The invention includes the pin and the LED driver connected to the pin, and additionally provides an input buffer for receiving the programmable input signal. The programmable memory element is connected to the input buffer, and a control circuit is provided for enabling the input of a voltage on the pin to the programmable memory element during the first mode, and enabling the LED driver to function during a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: ICS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: T. Kevin Reno