Patents by Inventor Margaret A. St. Pierre

Margaret A. St. Pierre 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).

  • Massively parallel computer including auxiliary vector processor
    Patent number: 6219775
    Abstract: A massively-parallel computer includes a plurality of processing nodes and at least one control node interconnected by a network. The network faciliates the transfer of data among the processing nodes and of commands from the control node to the processing nodes. Each processing node includes an interface for transmitting data over, and receiving data and commands from, the network, at least one memory module for storing data, a node processor and an auxiliary processor. The node processor receives commands received by the interface and processes data in response thereto, in the process generating memory access requests for facilitating the retrieval of data from or storage of data in the memory module. The node processor further controlling the transfer of data over the network by the interface. The auxiliary processor is connected to the memory module and the node processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Thinking Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jon P. Wade, Daniel R. Cassiday, Robert D. Lordi, Guy Lewis Steele, Jr., Margaret A. St. Pierre, Monica C. Wong-Chan, Zahi S. Abuhamdeh, David C. Douglas, Mahesh N. Ganmukhi, Jeffrey V. Hill, W. Daniel Hillis, Scott J. Smith, Shaw-Wen Yang, Robert C. Zak, Jr.
  • Massively parallel computer including auxiliary vector processor
    Patent number: 5872987
    Abstract: A massively-parallel computer includes a plurality of processing nodes and at least one control node interconnected by a network. The network faciliates the transfer of data among the processing nodes and of commands from the control node to the processing nodes. Each each processing node includes an interface for transmitting data over, and receiving data and commands from, the network, at least one memory module for storing data, a node processor and an auxiliary processor. The node processor receives commands received by the interface and processes data in response thereto, in the process generating memory access requests for facilitating the retrieval of data from or storage of data in the memory module. The node processor further controlling the transfer of data over the network by the interface. The auxiliary processor is connected to the memory module and the node processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Thinking Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jon P. Wade, Daniel R. Cassiday, Robert D. Lordi, Guy Lewis Steele, Jr., Margaret A. St. Pierre, Monica C. Wong-Chan, Zahi S. Abuhamdeh, David C. Douglas, Mahesh N. Ganmukhi, Jeffrey V. Hill, W. Daniel Hillis, Scott J. Smith, Shaw-Wen Yang, Robert C. Zak, Jr.