Patents by Inventor Jeffery Michael Barnes

Jeffery Michael Barnes 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).

  • Method, system, and program for throttling data transfer
    Patent number: 7194562
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for throttling data transfer. An amount of resources that are in use is determined. When the amount of resources reaches a high threshold, one or more primary control units are notified to temporarily stop sending data. When the amount of resources reaches a low threshold, each previously notified primary control unit is notified to resume sending data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery Michael Barnes, Brian Jeffrey Corcoran, James Chien-Chiung Chen, Minh-Ngoc Le Huynh, Frederick James Carberry, II