Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Skelton

Thomas D. Skelton 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).

  • Memory device commands
    Patent number: 7454586
    Abstract: Data regarding physical parameters and security and commands to send such data can be communicated between a memory device and a memory controller using a memory bus connected between the two. In one embodiment, the invention includes receiving a first command at a memory device on a memory bus, the first command being other than a read or write command, and receiving a second command together with the first command, the second command to be initiated using lines that are not used by the first command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Shi, Sandeep Jain, Animesh Mishra, Kuljit Bains, David Wyatt, Thomas D. Skelton, Bill H. Nale