Patents by Inventor Edward M. Seymour

Edward M. Seymour 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).

  • Preventing circumvention of function disablement in an information handling system
    Patent number: 8365006
    Abstract: For disabling a first function in an information handling system, a dynamic signal is disabled. The first function is inoperable in response to the dynamic signal being disabled. At least a second function in the information handling system is operable irrespective of whether the dynamic signal is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Douskey, Thomas Pflueger, Edward M. Seymour, Timothy M. Skergan
  • PREVENTING CIRCUMVENTION OF FUNCTION DISABLEMENT IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120017109
    Abstract: For disabling a first function in an information handling system, a dynamic signal is disabled. The first function is inoperable in response to the dynamic signal being disabled. At least a second function in the information handling system is operable irrespective of whether the dynamic signal is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven M. Douskey, Thomas Pflueger, Edward M. Seymour, Timothy M. Skergan