Patents by Inventor Lawrence R. Maturo

Lawrence R. Maturo 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: 6539438
    Abstract: A reconfigurable computing system and method of use are provided for interfacing a plurality of application programs running on a host system to one or more hardware objects defined in one or more configuration files. The system includes reconfigurable computing circuitry comprising flexibly configurable circuitry operable for interfacing and implementing one or more hardware objects with one or more of the application programs. The system further includes memory circuitry associated with the reconfigurable computing circuitry for system information storage, and communications interfaces for connecting the reconfigurable computing circuitry and the memory to the host computer. The flexibly configurable circuitry further comprises one or more FPGAs and one or more programmable logic devices (“PLDs”), SRAM and EEPROM memory, and all the necessary connectors and support circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Quickflex Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Ledzius, James L. Flemmons, Lawrence R. Maturo