Patents by Inventor Clay LaMoyne Jones

Clay LaMoyne Jones 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).

  • Foreign file system establishing method which uses a native file system virtual device driver
    Patent number: 5752005
    Abstract: A computer (10) includes an operating system (14) having a system manager (18) and a native file system (20). An installable file system (36) installs hooks at a core interface (24) between the system manager (18) and the native file system (20). Hooks are installed for only a portion of the many native function routines (26) provided by the native file system (20). A virtual driver (30) communicates with the native file system (20) and simulates a file storage device having substantially no files stored thereon. Foreign file system device (42) requests for function routines that have not been hooked are handled by the native file system (20) and virtual device (30). Foreign file system device (42) requests for hooked function routines are handled by a foreign file system (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Microtest, Inc.
    Inventor: Clay LaMoyne Jones