Patents by Inventor Charles W. Cochran

Charles W. Cochran 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: 6489040
    Abstract: A gypsum wall board is disclosed in which at least one of the paper cover sheets is made with neutral size and a small amount of a cationic polyamide resin is added to the stock used to make the cover sheet. The paper cover sheets provide improved resistance to post-manufacturing problems that involve delamination, such as “Roll-up”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: United States Gypsium Company
    Inventors: Evan V. Rohlf, Charles W. Cochran
  • Publication number: 20020161867
    Abstract: A technique for remotely configuring a computing device via a network. A device configuration system is provided to determine a network address of the computing device, to identify the computing device, and to facilitate network configuration of the computing device. The device configuration system also may include a remote interface and a remote device information system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Charles W. Cochran, Billy S. Little
  • Patent number: 6442144
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for discovering, identifying and graphically representing network devices on a network. The devices are discovered by obtaining the gateway address of the management workstations and then reading the internet protocol address table and the ARP cache from each gateway via SNMP. Each address read is compared with existing IP addresses, and if new, device IDs are created and assigned. Select attributes are then assigned to each device and then the devices are then identified. The devices are identified by making a DNS request on the corresponding IP address to determine the network name of the device. The SNMP then obtains the system name and object ID (OID) for each of the devices. The OID is then compared and matched with known OIDs to identify the device. the devices are graphically connected and laid out by creating a submap based on the IP address and mask pairs for each device. The routers connected, the bridges are then connected and finally the repeaters are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Peter A. Hansen, Geoffery A. Schunicht, Charles W. Cochran, Viswa H. Rao