Patents by Inventor Paul J. Sayles

Paul J. Sayles 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).

  • Method of configuring devices on a communications channel
    Patent number: 6549963
    Abstract: A system includes a bus and devices capable of supporting multiple data transfer rates coupled to the bus. Each device includes a storage element storing a value indicating the supported transfer rates. A routine is adapted to update the value in the storage element of at least one device to indicate that one or more data transfer rates are unsupported by the device. The bus may include an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul J. Sayles
  • Apparatus for configuration devices on a communications channel
    Patent number: 6507879
    Abstract: A system includes a bus and devices capable of supporting multiple data transfer rates coupled to the bus. Each device includes a storage element storing a value indicating the supported transfer rates. A routine is adapted to update the value in the storage element of at least one device to indicate that one or more data transfer rates are unsupported by the device. The bus may include an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul J. Sayles