Patents by Inventor Daniel Dull

Daniel Dull 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).

  • Installing and upgrading an application in a computer system
    Patent number: 8250568
    Abstract: A method of distributing and executing upgrade/installation instructions as data objects. These instructions can then be completed automatically requesting user interaction only when required. This method would allow someone with little knowledge of the application and/or internal implementation of said application to perform an upgrade to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Daniel Dull, III, James E. Favre, Shawn Michael Hanson
  • Installing and Upgrading an Application in a Computer System
    Publication number: 20090037897
    Abstract: A method of distributing and executing upgrade/installation instructions as data objects. These instructions can then be completed automatically requesting user interaction only when required. This method would allow someone with little knowledge of the application and/or internal implementation of said application to perform an upgrade to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Daniel Dull, III, James E. Favre, Shawn Michael Hanson
  • Method and apparatus for installing and upgrading an application in a computer system
    Patent number: 7458074
    Abstract: A method of distributing and executing upgrade/installation instructions as data objects. These instructions can then be completed automatically requesting user interaction only when required. This method would allow someone with little knowledge of the application and/or internal implementation of said application to perform an upgrade to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machiens Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Daniel Dull, III, James E. Favre, Shawn Michael Hanson
  • Ink jet supply component including a secure memory serial device
    Publication number: 20060146100
    Abstract: The embodied systems are used to manage consumables used in an ink jet print system and to prevent use of unauthorized printheads or unauthorized ink supply containers in an ink jet printing system. The embodiments are used on typical ink jet printing systems that include a printhead, an ink supply container, a carriage board in communication with the printhead, and a main board in communication with the ink supply container and the carriage board. The novel systems include a serial device disposed on the printhead or the ink supply container having a unique signature which is then authenticated by firmware and hardware of the printing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Daniel Dull, Stephen Sullivan, Steve Inderieden
  • Method and apparatus for installing and upgrading an application in a computer system
    Publication number: 20020144249
    Abstract: A method of distributing and executing upgrade/installation instructions as data objects. These instructions can then be completed automatically requesting user interaction only when required. This method would allow someone with little knowledge of the application and/or internal implementation of said application to perform an upgrade to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel Daniel Dull, James E. Favre, Shawn Michael Hanson