A method of issuing and executing instructions out-of-order in a pipelined microprocessor in a single processor cycle...
In other words, it's hardly a patent on OoO.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2015/0026442.html
Who knows what it's patent status is. One can always do an in-order design. Has the advantage of determinism and ease of covert channel analysis.
A method of issuing and executing instructions out-of-order in a pipelined microprocessor in a single processor cycle...
In other words, it's hardly a patent on OoO.