Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

Ataru Shimodaira

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Vlsi Technology, Inc.. Active years: 1994.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Ataru Shimodaira. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/ataru-shimodaira

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.0

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Forward Citations = 33(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1994

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Ataru Shimodaira and His Computer-System Invention

Introduction

Ataru Shimodaira is an inventor associated with Phoenix, Arizona, and VLSI Technology, Inc. His patent work addresses computer-system data transfers and the way a bus controller can adjust transfer rates for different devices.

Latest Patents

Shimodaira is credited with 1 patent: “Computer System in Which a Bus Controller Varies Data Transfer Rate Over.” The invention describes a computer system with a bus connecting multiple devices. A CPU generates addresses for transfers to and from those devices, while a bus controller generates the control signals that govern data-transfer rates. The controller varies the rate to suit each device, using a subset of the CPU’s address bits to determine the rate for transfers involving a particular device.

Career Highlights

Shimodaira’s listed patent reflects work on bus control and device-specific data-transfer performance. The patent identifies VLSI Technology, Inc. as his company.

Collaborations

Walter H. Potts is identified as Shimodaira’s coworker.

Conclusion

Ataru Shimodaira’s patent documents an approach to optimizing computer-system data transfers by varying bus rates according to the device being addressed.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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