Patents by Inventor William Paul Baker

William Paul Baker 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).

  • Multiple interface input/output port allows communication between the interface bus of the peripheral device and any one of the plurality of different types of interface buses
    Patent number: 6073201
    Abstract: A multiple interface input/output port allows communication between an interface bus of a peripheral device and any one of a plurality of different types of interface buses that may be provided in a host computer. An interface bus detection circuit detects which type of interface bus the peripheral device is connected to on the host computer, and communications are then routed through an appropriate interface adapter that enables communication between the interface buses of the peripheral device and host computer. The interface bus detection circuit compares signal levels on selected ones of the lines of the interface bus of the host computer to a reference potential to determine which of the selected lines are grounded. The circuit then identifies the type of interface bus to which it is connected based on the determination of which of the selected lines of the interface bus are grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventors: David Lee Jolley, William Paul Baker, Rick L. Johnson, Jon Newman
  • Multiple interface input/output port for a peripheral device
    Patent number: 5832244
    Abstract: A multiple interface input/output port allows communication between an interface bus of a peripheral device and any one of a plurality of different types of interface buses that may be provided in a host computer. An interface bus detection circuit detects which type of interface bus the peripheral device is connected to on the host computer, and communications are then routed through an appropriate interface adapter that enables communication between the interface buses of the peripheral device and host computer. The interface bus detection circuit compares signal levels on selected ones of the lines of the interface bus of the host computer to a reference potential to determine which of the selected lines are grounded. The circuit then identifies the type of interface bus to which it is connected based on the determination of which of the selected lines of the interface bus are grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventors: David Lee Jolley, William Paul Baker, Rick L. Johnson, Jon Newman