Inventor

William P. Bunton

Inventor

Pflugerville, TX, US

Overview

32→

Patents

1993–2007

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 32 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Lprimary

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication36%

G06FElectric digital data processing31%

G01RMeasuring electric variables15%

H02JElectric power networks4%

H04JMultiplex communication4%

H05KPrinted circuits4%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%

G05BControl or regulating systems in general2%

H04QSelecting2%

PatentTitleYear

7,197,100'High-speed interconnection adapter having automated lane de-skew'2007 7,092,629'Time-division and wave-division multiplexed link for use in a service area network'2006 7,010,607'Method for training a communication link between ports to correct for errors'2006 6,985,502'Time-division multiplexed link for use in a service area network'2006 6,961,347'High-speed interconnection link having automated lane reordering'2005 6,950,428'System and method for configuring adaptive sets of links between routers in a system area network (SAN)'2005 6,948,092'System recovery from errors for processor and associated components'2005 6,882,656'Speculative transmit for system area network latency reduction'2005 6,870,814'Link extenders with error propagation and reporting'2005 6,865,231'High-speed interconnection adapter having automated crossed differential pair correction'2005 6,765,922'Speculative transmit for system area network latency reduction'2004 6,738,344'Link extenders with link alive propagation'2004 6,728,909'Data communication with speculative reception of data in a data processing system'2004 6,690,757'High-speed interconnection adapter having automated lane de-skew'2004 6,374,282'Method and apparatus for tracking multi-threaded system area network (SAN) traffic'2002 6,360,284'System for protecting output drivers connected to a powered-off load'2002 6,249,756'Hybrid flow control'2001 6,233,702'Self-checked, lock step processor pairs'2001 6,175,882'Network system for a first module port auto configuring same mode as a second module port'2001 6,157,967'Method of data communication flow control in a data processing system using busy/ready commands'2000 6,151,689'Detecting and isolating errors occurring in data communication in a multiple processor system'2000 5,964,835'Storage access validation to data messages using partial storage address data indexed entries containing permissible address range validation for message source'1999 5,861,684'Flexible implementation of distributed DC power'1999 5,790,776'Apparatus for detecting divergence between a pair of duplexed, synchronized processor elements'1998 5,751,955'Method of synchronizing a pair of central processor units for duplex, lock-step operation by copying data into a corresponding locations of another memory'1998 5,751,932'Fail-fast, fail-functional, fault-tolerant multiprocessor system'1998 5,675,807'Interrupt message delivery identified by storage location of received interrupt data'1997 5,675,579'Method for verifying responses to messages using a barrier message'1997 5,548,463'System for switching power and scrubbing power mixing devices for faults'1996 5,436,827'Control interface for customer replaceable fan unit'1995 5,293,636'Module for insertion into a multi-module system having electronic keying for preventing power to improperly connected modules with improperly configured diode connections'1994 5,203,004'Multi-board system having electronic keying and preventing power to improperly connected plug-in board with improperly configured diode connections'1993

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1993–2001Patents assigned to TANDEM COMPUTERS INC (13)· patent assignee history

1993–1994Based in New Braunfels, TX, US· patent location history

1995–2001Based in Austin, TX, US· patent location history

1996–2007Based in Pflugerville, TX, US· patent location history

2000Patents assigned to TANDEM COMP INC (1)· patent assignee history

2001–2002Patents assigned to COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP (3)· patent assignee history

2002Patents assigned to COMPAQ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIE (1)· patent assignee history

2004–2007Patents assigned to HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO (14)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO	14	2004–2007
TANDEM COMPUTERS INC	13	1993–2001
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP	3	2001–2002
COMPAQ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIE	1	2002
TANDEM COMP INC	1	2000

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Pflugerville, Texas, US	20	1996–2007
Austin, Texas, US	10	1995–2001
New Braunfels, Texas, US	2	1993–1994