Patents by Inventor Larry L. Kinney

Larry L. Kinney 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).

  • Patent number: 5896541
    Abstract: A NULL convention logic bus includes: a plurality of bus transmission lines; a plurality of NULL convention transmitter ports; and a plurality of NULL convention receiver ports. Each NULL convention transmitter port propagates alternating wavefronts of data an NULL across the bus transmission lines to a NULL convention receiver port. A pipeline bus includes NULL convention storage registers at the transmitter ports. A FIFO pipeline bus includes NULL convention storage registers at the receiver ports. A NULL convention register file includes: a NULL convention input register; and a plurality of NULL convention storage registers. The input register synchronously propagates alternating wavefronts of NULL and data to an addressed NULL convention storage register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Theseus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl M. Fant, Larry L. Kinney
  • Patent number: 5796962
    Abstract: A NULL convention logic bus includes: a plurality of bus transmission lines; a plurality of NULL convention transmitter ports; and a plurality of NULL convention receiver ports. Each NULL convention transmitter port propagates alternating wavefronts of data an NULL across the bus transmission lines to a NULL convention receiver port. A pipeline bus includes NULL convention storage registers at the transmitter ports. A FIFO pipeline bus includes NULL convention storage registers at the receiver ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Theeus Logic
    Inventors: Karl M. Fant, Larry L. Kinney
  • Patent number: 5764081
    Abstract: An interface circuit between NULL Convention Logic and non-NULL convention memory includes: a first conversion circuit which converts NULL convention address signals to non-NULL address signals. A non-NULL convention memory circuit, e.g., a conventional binary memory, generates non-NULL data signals in response to the non-NULL address signals. A second conversion circuit converts the non-NULL data signals to NULL convention data signals. A timing circuit controls DATA and NULL wavefronts to and through the non-NULL memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Theseus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl M. Fant, Larry L. Kinney