Patents by Inventor Christopher Conklin

Christopher Conklin 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: 7938259
    Abstract: A structure configurable for holding and displaying a product (e.g., a game ball or sporting equipment) may include one or more sides having an aperture through which the contained product is visible. One or more sides of the structure may include flaps that are flexible inward toward an interior of the structure. The flaps may include a protrusion configured to contact and hold the product contained in the structure. A first flap may further include slits for receiving portions of a second flap to form a side of the structure. One or more sides of the structure may be void of an aperture to provide a surface on which information about the product may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Conklin, Michelle Deaton
  • Publication number: 20080047858
    Abstract: A structure configurable for holding and displaying a product (e.g., a game ball or sporting equipment) may include one or more sides having an aperture through which the contained product is visible. One or more sides of the structure may include flaps that are flexible inward toward an interior of the structure. The flaps may include a protrusion configured to contact and hold the product contained in the structure. A first flap may further include slits for receiving portions of a second flap to form a side of the structure. One or more sides of the structure may be void of an aperture to provide a surface on which information about the product may be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Conklin, Michelle Deaton
  • Patent number: 7089587
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for negotiating parameters for an IPSec connection between a requesting client and an iSCSI system using a computer system other than an iSCSI system are provided. By design, the iSCSI system monitors TCP (Transmission Control protocol) port 500 for secure requests. When a request enters port 500, the iSCSI system transmits all information received on port 500 to a computer system better suited to handle IPSec parameter negotiations. After the computer system has negotiated the parameters, the parameters are passed to the iSCSI system for a secure data transaction to ensue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James P. Allen, William Christopher Conklin, Vinit Jain, Shawn Patrick Mullen, Rakesh Sharma, Satya Prakesh Sharma
  • Publication number: 20030191932
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for negotiating parameters for an IPSec connection between a requesting client and an iSCSI system using a computer system other than an iSCSI system are provided. By design, the iSCSI system monitors TCP (Transmission Control protocol) port 500 for secure requests. When a request enters port 500, the iSCSI system transmits all information received on port 500 to a computer system better suited to handle IPSec parameter negotiations. After the computer system has negotiated the parameters, the parameters are passed to the iSCSI system for a secure data transaction to ensue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James P. Allen, William Christopher Conklin, Vinit Jain, Shawn Patrick Mullen, Rakesh Sharma, Satya Prakesh Sharma
  • Publication number: 20030177174
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product applicable within a server for adaptively allocating target resources in a network environment. In accordance with the method of the present invention, a storage name server triggers a forced target rediscovery evolution during competing sessions in which multiple initiator nodes are communicatively connected to a target node utilizing an associated network target address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James P. Allen, William Christopher Conklin, Robert G. Kovacs, Shawn Patrick Mullen, Rakesh Sharma