Patents by Inventor Robert W. Soderbery

Robert W. Soderbery 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).

  • Crossbar switch connected modular multiprocessor system with processor timing relationship selected and synchronized to be appropriate for function being performed
    Patent number: 5175824
    Abstract: This invention discloses a processing structure, and related method, for performing a selected data processing function by means of multiple processing modules that are selected to perform the selected function when appropriately connected together. The modules are removably connected to a common structure, such as a circuit board, which has associated with it a crossbar switch for providing intermodule data connections necessary for performing the selected function, and a synchronization unit for providing control signals to the modules to keep them in appropriate synchronism for performing the selected function. Convenient reconfiguration of the structure is effected by conditioning the crossbar switch and the synchronization unit as necessary to perform the different function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Soderbery, Nicholas Dunckel, Philip J. Kuekes