Patents by Inventor Wendell L. Knicely

Wendell L. Knicely 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).

  • Apparatus for locking a portion of a computer memory
    Patent number: 4975870
    Abstract: An apparatus for incorporation in each memory-using component of a data processing system permits locking of a portion of the memory, which portion may be as small as a single location, for atomic read-modify-write operations while permitting unlimited access to the memory for read operations and access to all but the locked portion for non-atomic write operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Data General Corporation
    Inventors: Wendell L. Knicely, Charles F. Squires