Patents by Inventor Mark E. Scheitrum

Mark E. Scheitrum 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).

  • Multiprocessors system for selectively wire-oring a combination of signal lines and thereafter using one line to control the running or stalling of a selected processor
    Patent number: 5832253
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a computer system having a plurality of parallel processor units. The processor units are connected in common to a signal line with each processor capable of setting a first signal level on the line and monitoring the line in response to instructions to the processor. This allows each processor unit to be notified of the completion of a parallel operation by other participating processor units upon a second signal level on the signal line. More than one signal lines may be connected between the parallel processor units to provide synchronization of different parallel operations between different processor units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: CPU Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward C. King, Alan G. Smith, Mark E. Scheitrum