This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Ncr Corporation. Active years: 1983.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1983
Title: Darrell W. Woelk: Inventor of an Associative Memory System.
Introduction
Darrell W. Woelk is an inventor associated with Wichita, Kansas, and NCR Corporation. His patent work includes an associative memory system designed to process data through parallel operations.
Latest Patents
Woelk is credited with 1 patent, titled “Associative Memory System.” The invention describes multiple associative data controllers operating in parallel, each connected to its own storage array. A primitive function processor links the controllers to a control unit and issues hardware instructions that coordinate their operations. The controllers support simultaneous read and write operations, as well as tagging, minimum and maximum comparisons, and logical operations.
Career Highlights
Woelk’s documented patent contribution focuses on associative memory architecture and parallel processing. The system’s design brings data storage and processing functions together to support user access through a control unit.
Collaborations
Marvin R. DeForest and John W. Stewart are identified as Woelk’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in developing the patent.
Conclusion
Darrell W. Woelk’s patent describes a parallel associative memory system that combines specialized data controllers, storage arrays, and processing functions.
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