Patents by Inventor Dean C. Oakes

Dean C. Oakes 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).

  • Per thread exception management for multitasking multithreaded operating system
    Patent number: 5305455
    Abstract: A data processing system is operable in a multitasking mode to include at least one process having a plurality of threads. Exception management is done on a per thread basis, as opposed to a per process basis. Further, when a process termination exception occurs, each thread is accessed to execute any process termination exception handler associated with the thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Brigitte D. L. Anschuetz, Paul P. Giangarra, Jeffrey A. Grantz, Michael S. Kogan, Dean C. Oakes, Steven M. Zanoni