Patents by Inventor Phillip J. Weeks

Phillip J. Weeks 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).

  • Scheduling mechanism for network adapter to minimize latency and guarantee background processing time
    Patent number: 5404536
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for scheduling operations of a network adapter in such a way as to minimize latency in processing received data packets, while still guaranteeing time for processing necessary background tasks. The method includes executing a polling loop in which repeated tests are made for the presence of receive data to process, but only a limited amount of receive data processing is performed before checking for background processing that needs to be performed. The polling loop ensures that immediate attention is given to processing of receive data, without the inherent latency of interrupt processing, but still gives periodic opportunities for background processing. Background processing is performed for a guaranteed minimum processing time before permitting a return to receive processing. Background processing may be performed without a guaranteed minimum processing time, but only when there is currently no receive processing to do.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Digital Equipment Corp.
    Inventors: Kadangode K. Ramakrishnan, David Sawyer, Phillip J. Weeks, Douglas M. Washabaugh
  • Whirlpool bathtub
    Patent number: D438627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Jacuzzi Inc.
    Inventors: Roy A. Jacuzzi, Phillip J. Weeks, Garo J. Paroonagian
  • Whirlpool bathtub
    Patent number: D446845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Jacuzzi Inc.
    Inventors: Roy A. Jacuzzi, Phillip J. Weeks, Garo J. Paroonagian, James Raeburn Pauls
  • Whirlpool bathtub
    Patent number: D435298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Jacuzzi Inc.
    Inventors: Roy A. Jacuzzi, Phillip J. Weeks, Garo J. Paroonagian