Patents by Inventor Bruce E. Hildenbrand

Bruce E. Hildenbrand 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).

  • System for linking an interposition module between two modules to provide compatibility as module versions change
    Patent number: 5878246
    Abstract: Apparatus that provides additional flexibility for a computer interface that serves two computer subsystems, when at least one of these subsystems undergoes a change, such as a new version, a change in subsystem functionality, or fixing of a "bug." An interposer, positioned between a first interface for a first computer subsystem and a second subsystem interface for a second computer subsystem, monitors command or data request signals and response signals generated in the first subsystem and passing to the second subsystem through the second subsystem interface and tests these signals for recognition by, consistency with and compatibility with, the second subsystem, given the change(s) that have been made in the first computer subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce E. Hildenbrand