Patents by Inventor Wayne Loofburrow

Wayne Loofburrow 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).

  • Arbitrating concurrent access to file system objects
    Patent number: 5933825
    Abstract: A locking scheme is provided to arbitrate thread access to file system objects. This locking scheme allows multiple threads simultaneous access to file system objects for certain concurrently compatible operations, while forbidding concurrently incompatible operations. Separate types of locks are provided for hierarchical relationships between objects and the contents (e.g., data) of the objects themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick McClaughry, Max McFarland, Peter McInerney, Wayne Loofburrow, Daniel Walkowski