Patents by Inventor Patrick Sala

Patrick Sala 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).

  • Patent number: 7873662
    Abstract: In order to have operations of a central system executed by a satellite system, a linking structure is located between the central system and the satellite system. The linking structure includes: a communications link between the central system and satellite system; a control card, in the central system, that places said operations in one or more data blocks; and a coupler, in the satellite system, that sends through the link to the control card at least one read command to which the control card responds by sending said data block or blocks through the link to the coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Bull, S.A.
    Inventors: Denis Pinson, Patrick Sala, Jean-Paul Pigache
  • Publication number: 20020137456
    Abstract: In order to have operations of a central system (1) executed by a satellite system (30), a link (17) between the central system (1) and the satellite system (30) includes:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Denis Pinson, Patrick Sala, Jean-Paul Pigache
  • Patent number: 5574946
    Abstract: A data transmission system between a computer bus and a large number of data storage units connected to one another by a specific connection to which the system is physically connected, including a central microprocessor running an operating system; and frame transfer capability including a data storage memory located between the bus and the connection. The operating system is associated with at least one application and includes at least one input/output microprocessor connected to the memory and to the connection. The application includes an initialization process; several adaptation processes each associated with a storage unit to adapt the protocols used on the buses and connection; and a task management process authorizing the input/output microprocessor to transfer the commands and the data corresponding to them from the memory to the connection and vice versa, on a message of the adaptation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Bull S.A.
    Inventor: Patrick Sala