Patents by Inventor John A. Kistler

John A. Kistler 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).

  • Electrical connector for a vehicle
    Patent number: 11981372
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a panel that defines an aperture. The vehicle also includes a cover operably coupled to the panel. The cover is operable between a first condition and a second condition. In the first condition, the cover conceals the aperture. In the second condition, access to the aperture is provided. The vehicle further includes an electrical connector coupled to the cover, such that the electrical connector moves with the cover as the cover moves between the first and second conditions. Movement of the cover from the first condition to the second condition reveals the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Daugherty, Christopher John Mazur, William J. Kistler, Christopher Holland, Miguel A. Garrido, Gabriela De Jesus Grajales
  • Locking contention resolution for shared resources
    Patent number: 5940828
    Abstract: Two methods for resolving locking contention for pseudo-deadlocked transactions without rolling back or aborting any of the deadlocked transactions are provided. In one method, one or more shared lock requests from deadlocked transactions are granted ahead of at least one exclusive lock request from a deadlocked transaction. In another method, all shared lock requests from deadlocked transactions are granted ahead of all exclusive lock requests from deadlocked transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jaime F. Anaya, John A. Kistler, Frank Cullen Sherwin, Jay A. Yothers