Patents by Inventor Bruce Potter

Bruce Potter 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).

  • Publication number: 20050138136
    Abstract: An event data update capability for a data frame of a browser-displayed page is provided by periodically retrieving event data using a refresh frame of the page and updating the data frame with the event data. The updating of the data frame uses code understood natively by the browser. Periodic retrieval of event data by the refresh frame uses the same network connection used to download the refresh frame from a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Bruce Potter
  • Patent number: 6003296
    Abstract: A method for detecting flashback events in gas turbine is disclosed. The method employs periodic reference point checks to determine whether or not flashback damage has occurred. The method relies on the repeatability of exhaust profile and NOx as functions of precise turbine conditions. In combination with experience-based limits, changes in these values are used to determine if a flashback has occurred, even days later.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: General Electric Co.
    Inventors: Joseph Vincent Citeno, Charles Evan Steber, Christian L. Vandervort, Donald Bruce Potter, Robert J. Iasillo
  • Patent number: 5809262
    Abstract: A multiple processor type computing system and an associated method of manufacturing the same from first and second computer systems, each of which include a PCI bus and both a processor and LAN device coupled to the PCI bus, which are selected such that the processors of the computer systems are configured to execute software utilizing different operating systems. Each LAN device is installed on the PCI bus using a PCI interface and is comprised of a data register, a data FIFO and a LAN controller coupled together using internal circuitry. Also coupled to the internal circuitry is a serial I/O port used to connect the LAN device to a network. From these, a multiple processor computing system is manufactured by removing the serial I/O port from each of the LAN devices to expose the internal circuitry thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Dell U.S.A., L.P.
    Inventor: Bruce Potter
  • Patent number: 5742794
    Abstract: A computer system capable of processing a software application having at least one unrecognizable instruction and an associated method for emulating opcode instruction exceptions. The computer system includes a local bus, processor and memory subsystems coupled to the local bus, a system bus coupled to the local bus, and an opcode exception emulator coupled to the system bus. As the processor subsystem only recognizes a particular set of instructions, the opcode instruction emulator detects those instructions to be placed on the local bus which are not included in the recognizable set of instructions and locates corresponding recognizable emulation codes stored in the memory system for transfer to the processor subsystem in place thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Dell USA, L.P.
    Inventor: Bruce Potter
  • Patent number: 5608884
    Abstract: A multiple processor type computing system and an associated method of manufacturing the same from first and second computer systems, each of which include a PCI bus and both a processor and LAN device coupled to the PCI bus, which are selected such that the processors of the computer systems are configured to execute software utilizing different operating systems. Each LAN device is installed on the PCI bus using a PCI interface and is comprised of a data register, a data FIFO and a LAN controller coupled together using internal circuity. Also coupled to the internal circuitry is a serial I/O port used to connect the LAN device to a network. From these, a multiple processor computing system is manufactured by removing the serial I/O port from each of the LAN devices to expose the internal circuitry thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: Dell USA, L.P.
    Inventor: Bruce Potter