Patents by Inventor Harold R. Skinner

Harold R. Skinner 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).

  • Business process objects with associated attributes such as version identifier
    Patent number: 5535389
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for providing a repeatable business process capability in an object oriented computing environment. Business process information, including a set of object-action messages and the logical sequence in which the messages are executed is captured in business process objects. The business process objects are generated, modified and invoked through the user-workplace interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David B. Elder, Stephen P. Krosner, Paul E. Miller, Harold R. Skinner
  • System for cooperative communication between local object managers to provide verification for the performance of remote calls by object messages
    Patent number: 5377350
    Abstract: Object managers on different computing platforms communicate with each other in a cooperative manner, while allowing the objects on the computing platforms to communicate with each other using a remote procedure call which preserves the object oriented characteristics of data independence and encapsulation. Preferably, each object manager indicates to the other object manager whether local objects have successfully responded to remote messages. The object manager can thereby preserve integrity of the object oriented system by committing or rolling back the system in response to completion of specific tasks or failure to complete specific tasks, even though some of the tasks occurred outside the local object oriented computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Harold R. Skinner
  • Hand-held oscillating tool
    Patent number: 3973444
    Abstract: A hand-held tool connectable to an appropriate power source and providing an output oscillatory motion impartable to a tool such as a file or cutting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: Textron, Inc.
    Inventor: Harold R. Skinner