Patents by Inventor Larry Joe Broadhurst

Larry Joe Broadhurst 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 of determining unavailability of an internet domain name
    Patent number: 6560634
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide an improved query server that overcomes the shortcomings of existing domain name searching techniques by performing a multitude of searches simultaneously, transparent to the user. Specifically, the improved query server searches for existing domain name records in various domains and then displays the results in a formatted manner, thus eliminating the need for a user to perform individual searches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Joe Broadhurst