Patents by Inventor Craig Mason Bush

Craig Mason Bush 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).

  • Enhanced throttle management system
    Patent number: 7840653
    Abstract: Techniques for enhancing a throttle management system are disclosed. A throttle management system can be configured to scale down a number of permits available for connections to a data source. The throttle configuration parameters can be viewed by an administrator and modified during the runtime operation of the computer system effecting the throttle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Miguel Angel Cortes, Jr., Craig Mason Bush, Sudarshan Rangarajan
  • System and method for outage avoidance
    Patent number: 7818393
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for outage avoidance in connecting to a remote system. The systems and methods dynamically adjust the number of requests allowed to attempt to access the remote system, resulting in a more efficient use of resources and an improved user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: United States Automobile Association
    Inventors: Craig Mason Bush, James E. Lutz, Matthew George Westerman, Miguel A. Cortes
  • System and method for building a distributed internet application
    Patent number: 7167863
    Abstract: A system for providing client services with the assistance of a single source includes a distributed Internet application (DIA) maintained by an assisting party. A computer system is provided for accessing the DIA by a user. The DIA includes a presentation tier, an integration tier and a business tier. An application server couples the integration tier and the presentation tier to determine task sequencing in the presentation tier. A plurality of business units of the assisting party are provided in the business tier, the business units being accessible through the integration tier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Danny Dee Ellis, Jeffrey William Gallagher, Anantrachai Kaewlium, Matthew George Westerman, Richard Paul Proft, Craig Mason Bush