Patents by Inventor Steven M. Burchfiel

Steven M. Burchfiel 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).

  • Method and apparatus for sticky and leading one detection
    Patent number: 5471410
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting sticky and a leading one includes first circuitry capable of detecting both sticky and a leading one. The apparatus further includes second circuitry that determines whether a sticky or a leading one detect is required. Depending upon that determination, the second circuitry controls the first circuitry to perform a sticky detection or a leading one detection. A method practiced by the apparatus includes the steps of detecting either sticky or a leading one utilizing the same circuitry, determining whether a sticky or a leading one detect is required, and controlling the circuitry in accordance with the determination of whether a sticky or a leading one detect is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Roger N. Bailey, Steven M. Burchfiel, Michael P. Taborn