Inventor · Bedford, GB

Keith Balmer

70Patents
38h-index
26Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 1, 1988 → Oct 16, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5212777A Multi-processor reconfigurable in single instruction multiple data (SIMD) and multiple instruction multiple data (MIMD) modes and method of operation Physics 402 Expired
US5239654A Dual mode SIMD/MIMD processor providing reuse of MIMD instruction memories as data memories when operating in SIMD mode Physics 317 Expired
US5471592A Multi-processor with crossbar link of processors and memories and method of operation Physics 309 Expired
US6829696B1 Data processing system with register store/load utilizing data packing/unpacking Physics 289 Expired
US5758195A Register to memory data transfers with field extraction and zero/sign extension based upon size and mode data corresponding to employed address register Physics 259 Expired
US5613146A Reconfigurable SIMD/MIMD processor using switch matrix to allow access to a parameter memory by any of the plurality of processors Physics 241 Expired
US5768609A Reduced area of crossbar and method of operation Physics 231 Expired
US5522083A Reconfigurable multi-processor operating in SIMD mode with one processor fetching instructions for use by remaining processors Physics 228 Expired
US6070003A System and method of memory access in apparatus having plural processors and plural memories Physics 222 Expired
US5197140A Sliced addressing multi-processor and method of operation Physics 209 Expired
US5696913A Unique processor identifier in a multi-processing system having plural memories with a unified address space corresponding to each processor Physics 207 Expired
US5226125A Switch matrix having integrated crosspoint logic and method of operation Physics 186 Expired
US5371896A Multi-processor having control over synchronization of processors in mind mode and method of operation Physics 171 Expired
US5809288A Synchronized MIMD multi-processing system and method inhibiting instruction fetch on memory access stall Physics 168 Expired
US6260088A Single integrated circuit embodying a risc processor and a digital signal processor Physics 149 Expired
US5805913A Arithmetic logic unit with conditional register source selection Physics 140 Expired
US6370558B1 Long instruction word controlling plural independent processor operations Physics 135 Expired
US5761726A Base address generation in a multi-processing system having plural memories with a unified address space corresponding to each processor Physics 125 Expired
US6745319B1 Microprocessor with instructions for shuffling and dealing data Physics 118 Expired
US5590350A Three input arithmetic logic unit with mask generator Physics 117 Expired
US5592405A Multiple operations employing divided arithmetic logic unit and multiple flags register Physics 114 Expired
US5606520A Address generator with controllable modulo power of two addressing capability Physics 109 Expired
US5339447A Ones counting circuit, utilizing a matrix of interconnected half-adders, for counting the number of ones in a binary string of image data Physics 107 Expired
US6185629A Data transfer controller employing differing memory interface protocols dependent upon external input at predetermined time Physics 102 Expired
US5995748A Three input arithmetic logic unit with shifter and/or mask generator Physics 98 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.