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Frank J. Asta

Examiner (ID: 14621)

Most Active Art Unit
2312
Art Unit(s)
2756, 2312, 2318, 2752
Total Applications
250
Issued Applications
208
Pending Applications
4
Abandoned Applications
38

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 3567042 [patent_doc_number] => 05500950 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1996-03-19 [patent_title] => 'Data processor with speculative data transfer and address-free retry' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/011024 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1993-01-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4983 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 130 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/500/05500950.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 011024 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/011024
Data processor with speculative data transfer and address-free retry Jan 28, 1993 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3569208 [patent_doc_number] => 05502832 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1996-03-26 [patent_title] => 'Associative memory architecture' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/010600 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1993-01-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 6985 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 255 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/502/05502832.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 010600 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/010600
Associative memory architecture Jan 27, 1993 Issued
08/006745 INTEREGRATED CACHE CIRCUIT HAVING A PREFETCH BUFFER THEREIN Jan 20, 1993 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 3564532 [patent_doc_number] => 05493664 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1996-02-20 [patent_title] => 'Microcomputer that transfers address and control to a debugging routine when an input address is a breakpoint address and a user accessible register for signalling if the breakpoint address is from the cache memory or a main memory' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/004825 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1993-01-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5707 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 230 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/493/05493664.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 004825 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/004825
Microcomputer that transfers address and control to a debugging routine when an input address is a breakpoint address and a user accessible register for signalling if the breakpoint address is from the cache memory or a main memory Jan 14, 1993 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3495117 [patent_doc_number] => 05446860 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1995-08-29 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for determining a computer memory configuration of memory modules using presence detect bits shifted serially into a configuration register' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/003194 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1993-01-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3378 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 146 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/446/05446860.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 003194 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/003194
Apparatus for determining a computer memory configuration of memory modules using presence detect bits shifted serially into a configuration register Jan 10, 1993 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3590423 [patent_doc_number] => 05491809 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1996-02-13 [patent_title] => 'Smart erase algorithm with secure scheme for flash EPROMs' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/000764 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1993-01-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5845 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 239 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/491/05491809.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 000764 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/000764
Smart erase algorithm with secure scheme for flash EPROMs Jan 4, 1993 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3032767 [patent_doc_number] => 05303364 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1994-04-12 [patent_title] => 'Paged memory controller' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/999677 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-12-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 14861 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 188 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/303/05303364.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 999677 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/999677
Paged memory controller Dec 29, 1992 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3495103 [patent_doc_number] => 05446859 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1995-08-29 [patent_title] => 'Register addressing control circuit including a decoder and an index register' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/995780 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-12-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 1508 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 148 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/446/05446859.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 995780 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/995780
Register addressing control circuit including a decoder and an index register Dec 22, 1992 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3120497 [patent_doc_number] => 05418927 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1995-05-23 [patent_title] => 'I/O cache controller containing a buffer memory partitioned into lines accessible by corresponding I/O devices and a directory to track the lines' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/996501 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-12-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 6787 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 174 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/418/05418927.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 996501 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/996501
I/O cache controller containing a buffer memory partitioned into lines accessible by corresponding I/O devices and a directory to track the lines Dec 22, 1992 Issued
07/994710 A DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS CONTROLLER COMPRISING A MULTI-WORD DATA REGISTER FOR HIGH SPEED CONTINUOUS DATA TRANSFER Dec 21, 1992 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 3527175 [patent_doc_number] => 05487160 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1996-01-23 [patent_title] => 'Concurrent image backup for disk storage system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/985710 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-12-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 5489 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 113 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/487/05487160.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 985710 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/985710
Concurrent image backup for disk storage system Dec 3, 1992 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2915729 [patent_doc_number] => 05249286 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1993-09-28 [patent_title] => 'Selectively locking memory locations within a microprocessor\'s on-chip cache' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/982031 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-11-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 5241 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 80 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/249/05249286.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 982031 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/982031
Selectively locking memory locations within a microprocessor's on-chip cache Nov 23, 1992 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3435215 [patent_doc_number] => 05459853 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1995-10-17 [patent_title] => 'Efficient variable-block data storage system employing a staggered fixed-block-architecture array' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/979740 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-11-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6953 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 329 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/459/05459853.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 979740 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/979740
Efficient variable-block data storage system employing a staggered fixed-block-architecture array Nov 22, 1992 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3122602 [patent_doc_number] => 05465341 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1995-11-07 [patent_title] => 'Verifiable security circuitry for preventing unauthorized access to programmed read only memory' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/965635 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-10-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2747 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 143 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/465/05465341.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 965635 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/965635
Verifiable security circuitry for preventing unauthorized access to programmed read only memory Oct 22, 1992 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3435087 [patent_doc_number] => 05459848 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1995-10-17 [patent_title] => 'Library apparatus with access frequency based addressing' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/941444 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 33 [patent_no_of_words] => 4831 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 22 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/459/05459848.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 941444 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/941444
Library apparatus with access frequency based addressing Oct 21, 1992 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3440832 [patent_doc_number] => 05463752 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1995-10-31 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for enhancing the efficiency of communication between multiple direct access storage devices and a storage system controller' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/949670 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-09-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2754 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 160 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/463/05463752.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 949670 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/949670
Method and system for enhancing the efficiency of communication between multiple direct access storage devices and a storage system controller Sep 22, 1992 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3122437 [patent_doc_number] => 05465332 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1995-11-07 [patent_title] => 'Selectable 8/16 bit DMA channels for \"ISA\" bus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/947680 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-09-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3540 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 202 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/465/05465332.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 947680 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/947680
Selectable 8/16 bit DMA channels for "ISA" bus Sep 20, 1992 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3544259 [patent_doc_number] => 05584008 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1996-12-10 [patent_title] => 'External storage unit comprising active and inactive storage wherein data is stored in an active storage if in use and archived to an inactive storage when not accessed in predetermined time by the host processor' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/943580 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-09-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 7930 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 95 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/584/05584008.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 943580 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/943580
External storage unit comprising active and inactive storage wherein data is stored in an active storage if in use and archived to an inactive storage when not accessed in predetermined time by the host processor Sep 10, 1992 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3430644 [patent_doc_number] => 05434992 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1995-07-18 [patent_title] => 'Method and means for dynamically partitioning cache into a global and data type subcache hierarchy from a real time reference trace' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/940560 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-09-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 8506 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 37 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/434/05434992.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 940560 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/940560
Method and means for dynamically partitioning cache into a global and data type subcache hierarchy from a real time reference trace Sep 3, 1992 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3122218 [patent_doc_number] => 05408628 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1995-04-18 [patent_title] => 'Solid state recorder with flexible width data bus utilizing lock mapping and error correction and detection circuits' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/910720 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1992-07-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 8510 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 134 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/408/05408628.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 910720 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/910720
Solid state recorder with flexible width data bus utilizing lock mapping and error correction and detection circuits Jul 6, 1992 Issued
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