Patents by Inventor Barbara Tanya Couch

Barbara Tanya Couch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for selective partition locking
    Patent number: 6754656
    Abstract: A system and a method are described for selectively locking the partitions of a partitioned table in a relational database. The database system locks only those partitions of the table that are accessed by an application. Other partitions are available for concurrent access by other applications, regardless of the strength of the lock needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Karelle Lynne Cornwell, Barbara Tanya Couch, Robert William Lyle, James Zu-Chia Teng, Julie Ann Watts