Patents by Inventor David M. Austin

David M. Austin 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: 8225397
    Abstract: A system for detecting an observing program on a computer system is disclosed as including accessing instructions that access observer data that includes data descriptive of the observer program. The system also includes reading instructions that read memory of the computer system to obtain memory data. Further, the system includes comparing instructions that compare the observer data with memory data read in from memory to determine whether the observer program is present on the computer system. The system may also include generating instructions that generate results from the reading and comparing. The results generated indicate whether the observer program is present on the computer system. In addition, the system includes outputting instructions that obtain the results and provide the results for a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Trapware Corporation
    Inventors: Wesley L. Austin, David M. Austin
  • Patent number: 8176551
    Abstract: A system for detecting an observing program on a computer system is disclosed as including accessing instructions that access observer data. The observer data includes data descriptive of the observer program. The observer program is programmed to observe a user's activities on the computer system and also operates to create data from its observations. The system also includes reading instructions that read memory of the computer system to obtain memory data. Further, the system includes comparing instructions that compare the observer data with memory data read in from memory to determine whether the observer program is present on the computer system. The system may also include generating instructions that generate results from the reading and comparing. The results generated indicate whether the observer program is present on the computer system. In addition, the system includes outputting instructions that obtain the results and provide the results for a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Trapware Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Austin, Wesley L. Austin
  • Patent number: 7908652
    Abstract: A system for detecting an observing program on a computer system is disclosed as including accessing instructions that access observer data that includes data descriptive of the observer program. The system also includes reading instructions that read memory of the computer system to obtain memory data. Further, the system includes comparing instructions that compare the observer data with memory data read in from memory to determine whether the observer program is present on the computer system. The system may also include generating instructions that generate results from the reading and comparing. The results generated indicate whether the observer program is present on the computer system. In addition, the system includes outputting instructions that obtain the results and provide the results for a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Trapware Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Austin, Wesley L. Austin
  • Patent number: 7408782
    Abstract: A mechanical set of plates is able to simultaneously and quickly removably secure and remove one or more printed circuit boards (PCBs) in an enclosure in one single motion, and act as a heat sink to conduct heat away from the PCBs. The PCBs are removably secured through a clamping mechanism that may be a screw type or cam lever action by clamping down on the exposed card edges, thus allowing thermal transfer to begin on all cards. The apparatus may be used with any enclosure requiring thermal transfer from PCBs to the enclosure, including cages and enclosures that may or may not use forced airflow (fans or blowers) for heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Tellabs Bedford, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Austin, Daniel J. Calanni, Lawrence M. Giacoma, Jay H. Dorval
  • Publication number: 20080164008
    Abstract: A mechanical set of plates is able to simultaneously and quickly removably secure and remove one or more printed circuit boards (PCBs) in an enclosure in one single motion, and act as a heat sink to conduct heat away from the PCBs. The PCBs are removably secured through a clamping mechanism that may be a screw type or cam lever action by clamping down on the exposed card edges, thus allowing thermal transfer to begin on all cards. The apparatus may be used with any enclosure requiring thermal transfer from PCBs to the enclosure, including cages and enclosures that may or may not use forced airflow (fans or blowers) for heat dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: David M. Austin, Daniel J. Calanni, Lawrence M. Giacoma, Jay H. Dorval