Patents by Inventor Charles Robert Erickson

Charles Robert Erickson 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).

  • Persistent object storage system with default object encoder/decoder
    Patent number: 5797007
    Abstract: A system and method for storing object information on a persistent medium. A DefaultEncoderDecoder is supplied that encodes object persistent attribute data into a string of attribute names, types and data values. The encoding and decoding is managed by one or more get and one or more set methods. The get methods control storing of the data while set methods control restoring of persistent data. Encoded strings of attribute data are upwardly compatible through replacement or overriding of the set methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Robert Erickson, Roger Hereward Sessions