Patents by Inventor Robert Charles Podnar

Robert Charles Podnar 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).

  • Static queue and index queue for storing values identifying static queue locations
    Patent number: 6317806
    Abstract: A queuing apparatus associated with a processor includes at least one static queue (11), an index generator (34), at least one index queue (37), and a static queue accessing arrangement. Each static queue (11) has a number of static queue locations (12), each for storing a static queue entry and an availability indicator (14) for indicating an availability status of the respective static queue location. The index generator (34) uses information from the static queue (11) to provide a unique index value for each static queue entry, the index value for a particular static queue entry identifying the static queue location (12) containing the particular static queue entry. Each index queue (37, 42) has a number of index queue locations (40), each for storing one of the index values provided by the index generator (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Srinath Audityan, Thomas Albert Petersen, Robert Charles Podnar