Patents by Inventor William E. Boyd, Jr.

William E. Boyd, Jr. 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: 9928118
    Abstract: Monitoring resource allocation requests to computer resources shared between a plurality of computers includes detecting an allocation request by an application for a first set of the plurality of computer resources and assigning the application to a group, wherein each member of the group comprises a respective application having an associated allocation request for an associated set of the plurality of computer resources. Determining that the first set of the plurality of computer resources cannot be allocated by the application, and determining that the first application generates a function call instructing other members of the group, if any, to request allocation of their associated set of the plurality of computer resources results in incrementing a counter value corresponding to the group. A message is sent when the counter value exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Anderson, David R. Jones, William E. Boyd, Jr., David E. Rhodes, II, Robert L. Carpenter, Jason A. Tucker
  • Patent number: 9306894
    Abstract: Managing computer resource allocation includes detecting, by one computer amongst a plurality of computers, generation of an allocation request, wherein the allocation request requests exclusive access, by the one computer, to a computer resource shared between the plurality of computers; determining a period of time that has elapsed since detection of the generation of the allocation request; determining that a delay has occurred when the period of time has exceeded a predetermined threshold; and then, transmitting, by the one computer, a delay message based on the delay to each of the plurality of computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Anderson, William E. Boyd, Jr., Robert L. Carpenter, David R Jones, David E. Rhodes, II, Jason A. Tucker
  • Patent number: 6064352
    Abstract: The invention relates to high stiffness parabolic structures utilizing integral reinforced grids. The parabolic structures implement the use of isogrid structures which incorporate unique and efficient orthotropic patterns for efficient stiffness and structural stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignees: TRW Inc., Composite Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Silverman, William E. Boyd, Jr., Marvin D. Rhodes, Jack E. Dyer