Patents by Inventor Rory Dana Jackson

Rory Dana Jackson 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).

  • Modular and infinitely extendable three dimensional torus packaging scheme for parallel processing
    Patent number: 5715391
    Abstract: A parallel processing computer having a three dimensional (3D) torus topology. The computer includes multiple nodes formed in rows, multiple leap frog connections, and multiple end connections. The rows extend into the X, Y, and Z dimensions. The 3D torus topology of the present invention is achieved as follows. Along every row, end nodes are connected to adjacent nodes by the end connections. Also, along every row, alternate nodes are connected by the leap frog connections. Thus, the use of the leap frog connections results in an alternating connection pattern among the nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rory Dana Jackson, Arthur Joseph Hoane, Jr.