Patents by Inventor Mark Knecht

Mark Knecht 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).

  • Bus bridge that provides selection of optimum timing speed for transactions
    Patent number: 6240480
    Abstract: An improved bus bridge in a computer system for connecting a first data bus and a second data bus, said bus bridge having means for connecting said first and second buses, means for receiving an address representing a transaction on said first bus, means for decoding said address, means for claiming the transaction on said first bus corresponding to said address, and means for passing said transaction to said second bus, wherein the improvement comprises: (a) means for determining if said address decodes into one of a plurality of address ranges programmed in said bridge device; (b) means for determining a timing speed for the transaction corresponding to said address in accordance with the address range for said address; and (d) means for asserting a signal for claiming the transaction at said determined timing speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacques Wong, Scott Waldron, Mark Knecht
  • Head support for sleeping while sitting
    Patent number: D856056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Inventor: Mark Knecht