Patents by Inventor Mark A. Haakmeester

Mark A. Haakmeester 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).

  • Bi-directional databus system for supporting superposition of vector and scalar operations in a computer
    Patent number: 4760518
    Abstract: A bi-directional databusing system is used in a computer that superposes vector and scalar operations. The computer consists of a main memory, a plurality of pipelined functional units, and a buffer for staging scalar and vector data objects between the main memory and the functional units. The busing system supports two-way data transfer during each of a succession of bus transfer cycles in which data is transferred to the buffer during one phase of a cycle, and from the buffer during a second cycle phase. The busing system includes three sets of bi-directional memory databuses, one for transferring scalar data objects between the main memory and buffer unit, and the other two for transferring vector data objects between the main memory and the buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1988
    Assignee: Scientific Computer Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Hanan Potash, Erick M. Cook, Andrew E. Phelps, Mark A. Haakmeester, Jennifer S. Schuh, William B. Thompson