Patents by Inventor Todd Blackmon

Todd Blackmon 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).

  • Auto zero copy applied to a compute element within a systolic array
    Patent number: 10389658
    Abstract: The present subject disclosure presents a hardware mechanism and usage model for using a compute element of a systolic array to handle messages from an RQ (Receive Queue) to SQ (Send Queue) without requiring a copy between queues and also minimizing the local processor's interaction with the send and receive queue hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Exten Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Reents, Ashwin Kamath, Todd Blackmon, Michael Enz
  • AUTO ZERO COPY APPLIED TO A COMPUTE ELEMENT WITHIN A SYSTOLIC ARRAY
    Publication number: 20190190855
    Abstract: The present subject disclosure presents a hardware mechanism and usage model for using a compute element of a systolic array to handle messages from an RQ (Receive Queue) to SQ (Send Queue) without requiring a copy between queues and also minimizing the local processor's interaction with the send and receive queue hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel B. Reents, Ashwin Kamath, Todd Blackmon, Michael Enz