Patents by Inventor Gerald J. Balm

Gerald J. Balm 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).

  • Object access serialization apparatus for a data processing system
    Patent number: 4249241
    Abstract: A serialization apparatus for a data processing system wherein access restrictions are automatically enforced: (1) in behalf of individual machine instructions in order to maintain object integrity; and (2) at each user's discretion in order to maintain synchronization among all concurrent users of any given object. Various types of restrictions can be enforced in behalf of both machine instructions and users, allowing concurrent access to objects at various levels where appropriate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1981
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary F. Aberle, Gerald J. Balm, Viktors Berstis, Leon E. Gregg, Kuang-Chi Hu, James G. Ranweiler, William C. Richardson, Terry L. Schardt, Charles T. Watson