Patents by Inventor Steve Metzger

Steve Metzger 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).

  • Stream based memory manager with function specific hardware logic for accessing data as a stream in memory
    Patent number: 7069397
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a stream-based memory circuit is disclosed that includes physical storage elements and at least a first physical access port. A stream-based access controller is operatively connected to the physical storage elements and to the access port. The controller includes function-specific hardware logic operative to access data as streams in the physical memory in response to stream-based access commands at the access port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc
    Inventors: John DeRoo, Steve Metzger, Paul Phillips, Brian Ramelson
  • Stream memory manager
    Publication number: 20040210725
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a stream-based memory circuit is disclosed that includes physical storage elements and at least a first physical access port. A stream-based access controller is operatively connected to the physical storage elements and to the access port. The controller includes function-specific hardware logic operative to access data as streams in the physical memory in response to stream-based access commands at the access port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: John DeRoo, Steve Metzger, Paul Phillips, Brian Ramelson