Patents by Inventor Vernon R. Johnson

Vernon R. Johnson 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).

  • Patent number: 7516298
    Abstract: A method and system of sparse table compaction is disclosed. A repeating data pattern may be detected in a large data structure, identifying the large data structure as a sparse table. The large data structure is stored in a virtual memory as a series of virtual data pages. Multiple repeating virtual data pages may be mapped to a single physical data page on a multiple-to-one basis. Unique virtual data page may be mapped to a unique physical data page on a one-to-one basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Platform Solutions Incorporated
    Inventors: Vernon R. Johnson, Ronald N. Hilton
  • Patent number: 6440006
    Abstract: A golf putter comprising a shaft having a handle end and an at least partially threaded putter head end wherein the handle end and the putter head end of the shaft are at a shaft angle from about 10 degrees to about 20 degrees to one another, a putter head of a first density having a ball striking side, a rear side, two ends, two upwardly extending ears each having at least one golf ball guide receiving slot, a top surface, a bottom surface, a top half and a bottom half wherein the ball striking side of the putter extends upward from the bottom surface at an angle of 89-86 degrees from the bottom surface thereby creating an angle that imparts top spin to a golf ball when stuck by the ball striking side of the putter head, at least one golf ball guide positioned within the golf ball guide receiving slots, at least one, a weight having a second density where the second density is greater than the first density of the putter head wherein the weight is within the channel thereby lowering the center of gravity of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Inventor: Vernon R. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5459872
    Abstract: In a computer system including an interrupt processor for interrupting a program being processed by the computer system, a sub-system for processing interrupt requests to the interrupt processor. The sub-system comprises hardware circuit for generating hardware interrupt requests and control circuit for implementing control software where the control software causing software interrupt requests to be generated by said control circuit. An interrupt register stores and identifies both the hardware and software interrupt requests. A selection circuit selects and sends one of said stored interrupt request stored in the interrupt register to the interrupt processor for processing. The control circuit, under control of the control software, generates an end software interrupt requests for removing software interrupt request stored in the interrupt register such that software interrupt in the computer system can be generated and terminated under the control of the control software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Amdahl Corporation
    Inventors: Jefferson J. Connell, Vernon R. Johnson, Peter H. Lipman, Robert M. Maier
  • Patent number: 5339417
    Abstract: A computer system having a chief system control program running in a real machine as a host where the host controls standard system control programs (SCP's) and controls virtual machines (Domains) called guests. Guests operate with interpretive execution as second-level guests. Control is transferred from a second-level guest to the guest SCP or to the chief SCP with only one control interception. Control is transferred directly between the second-level guest and the Chief SCP bypassing the first-level guest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1994
    Assignee: Amdahl Corporation
    Inventors: Jefferson J. Connell, Vernon R. Johnson, Peter H. Lipman, Robert M. Maier