Patents by Inventor Theodore C. Bernard

Theodore C. Bernard 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).

  • Domain interlock
    Patent number: 5280592
    Abstract: A pipeline interlock mechanism which insures the logical integrity of architected control quantities when used to access Domain Storage from Control State. A hardware Domain Interlock (DOMI) is provided to detect the start of execution in Control State of any instruction which modifies architected controls governing the access of Domain storage, and which insures that any subsequent potential access to Domain storage remains interlocked in the D-cycle until the modified controls become valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Amdahl Corporation
    Inventors: Edward G. Ryba, Theodore C. Bernard