Patents by Inventor Brian L. Carver

Brian L. Carver 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 and system for reducing memory faults while running an operating system
    Patent number: 7308603
    Abstract: Method and system for reducing memory faults for computer systems. In one aspect, a notification is received that indicates that a single bit error has been detected in a portion of memory of the computer system. A service program is used to isolate the portion of the memory that includes the detected single bit error by allocating the portion of memory to itself, such that the portion of memory may no longer be accessed for data reading or writing by programs running on the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian L. Carver, William G. Pagan