Patents by Inventor Keith G. Walls

Keith G. Walls 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).

  • Method for improving the performance of dynamic memory allocation by removing small memory fragments from the memory pool
    Patent number: 5675790
    Abstract: A method for optimizing dynamic memory pool structures is presented. The size of unusable segments of dynamic memory is determined dynamically and those small segments are safely removed from the dynamic memory pool and placed on a separate list. Periodically or when dynamic memory is in heavy demand, the contents of the separate list are agglomerated and returned to dynamic memory for use. Consequently the time taken to search for a suitably-sized segment of dynamic memory is reduced considerably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Inventor: Keith G. Walls