Patents by Inventor Robert B. Cording

Robert B. Cording 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).

  • Diagnostic system for a parallel pipelined image processing system
    Patent number: 5007100
    Abstract: A pipelined image processor is disclosed which contains a diagnostic apparatus which, under normal processing conditions, is coupled to and is in communication with resequencer, image processor, and transposer/compressor assemblies contained within the pipelined image processor. The diagnostic apparatus of this invention causes a diagnostic test pattern to be sent to the re-sequencer and image processor entities of the pipelined image processor and monitors the response thereof. This response is then used to detect faults which have occurred in these entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Robert D'Aoust, Robert B. Cording, Debora Y. Grosse, Kevin Jennings, Stephen R. Krebs, George E. Reasoner, Jr., Gerald R. Smith, David C. Williams