Patents by Inventor Francis Foster

Francis Foster 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: 12001328
    Abstract: A transient input/output in progress state is established during processing of a testcase by a test infrastructure in a computing environment. The method includes obtaining the testcase for an object having one or more pages, and processing the testcase by the test infrastructure. Processing the testcase by the test infrastructure includes, for a page of the object, generating a delay in the processing of the testcase for the page of the object. The delay opens a transient input/output in progress state during which one or more test operations reference the page of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Miller, Jr., Harris M. Morgenstern, Charles Eugene Mari, Christopher Lee Wood, Alfred Francis Foster
  • Patent number: 11726904
    Abstract: A transient input/output in progress state is established during processing of an input/output testcase by a test infrastructure in a computing environment. The method includes obtaining the input/output testcase for an object having one or more pages, and processing the input/output testcase by the test infrastructure. Processing the input/output testcase by the test infrastructure includes, for a page of the object, generating a delay in the processing of the input/output testcase for the page of the object. The delay opens a transient input/output in progress state during which one or more concurrent test operations are to reference the page of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Miller, Jr., Harris M. Morgenstern, Charles Eugene Mari, Christopher Lee Wood, Alfred Francis Foster
  • Publication number: 20230236959
    Abstract: A transient input/output in progress state is established during processing of a testcase by a test infrastructure in a computing environment. The method includes obtaining the testcase for an object having one or more pages, and processing the testcase by the test infrastructure. Processing the testcase by the test infrastructure includes, for a page of the object, generating a delay in the processing of the testcase for the page of the object. The delay opens a transient input/output in progress state during which one or more test operations reference the page of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Robert MILLER, JR., Harris M. MORGENSTERN, Charles Eugene MARI, Christopher Lee WOOD, Alfred Francis FOSTER
  • Publication number: 20230086432
    Abstract: A transient input/output in progress state is established during processing of an input/output testcase by a test infrastructure in a computing environment. The method includes obtaining the input/output testcase for an object having one or more pages, and processing the input/output testcase by the test infrastructure. Processing the input/output testcase by the test infrastructure includes, for a page of the object, generating a delay in the processing of the input/output testcase for the page of the object. The delay opens a transient input/output in progress state during which one or more concurrent test operations are to reference the page of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Robert MILLER, JR., Harris M. MORGENSTERN, Charles Eugene MARI, Christopher Lee WOOD, Alfred Francis FOSTER
  • Patent number: 8170909
    Abstract: A system for monitoring the performance of at least one task associated with operation of a retail store. The system includes at least one monitoring device positioned and adapted to provide images of at least one location within the retail store, with each image showing at least one factor related to performance of the at least one task. A controller is adapted to obtain and store images from the at least one monitoring device. An interface is adapted to enable a user to selectively view stored images and to manually analyze the at least one factor shown in the viewed images to evaluate the performance of the at least one task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kruger Brown, Gregory Allen McDonald, Caroline Louise Slettedahl, Robert Francis Foster, Richard Scott Post
  • Publication number: 20100131340
    Abstract: A system for monitoring the performance of at least one task associated with operation of a retail store. The system includes at least one monitoring device positioned and adapted to provide images of at least one location within the retail store, with each image showing at least one factor related to performance of the at least one task. A controller is adapted to obtain and store images from the at least one monitoring device. An interface is adapted to enable a user to selectively view stored images and to manually analyze the at least one factor shown in the viewed images to evaluate the performance of the at least one task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Kruger BROWN, Gregory Allen McDONALD, Caroline Louise SLETTEDAHL, Robert Francis FOSTER, Richard Scott POST
  • Patent number: D723894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Arrow Fastener Co., LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Genord, Grey Parker, Francis Foster, Gregg Malanga
  • Patent number: D727125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Arrow Fastener Co., LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Genord, Grey Parker, Francis Foster, Gregg Malanga