Patents by Inventor Michael S. Taborn

Michael S. Taborn 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).

  • Microprocessor which optimizes bus utilization based upon bus speed
    Patent number: 5329621
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus having a bus speed counter for determining the bus speed of a previous bus cycle. This previous bus speed information is then used to optimize bus utilization. This bus speed information is particularly useful for determining whether to run prefetch bus cycles during the execution of a conditional branch instruction. If previous bus cycles have been slow, prefetch procrastination can occurs until the branch condition resolves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley G. Burgess, James B. Eifert, Michael S. Taborn