Patents by Inventor John David Rotramel

John David Rotramel 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).

  • Identifying date fields for runtime year 2000 system solution process, method and article of manufacture
    Patent number: 6240546
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article for solving the year 2000 problem involve processing a computer object program to identify object code instructions referencing date information for an operation which involves more than one century. The object code is altered by altering each identified instruction with an instruction to effect a transfer of control to a Year 2000 routine. The Year 2000 routine is a routine for altering the execution of an identified instruction in accordance with the Year 2000 routine and thereafter returning control to the object code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Eugene Lee, Greg Alan Dyck, William Augustus Carter, Brian Barry Moore, Leslie Charles Balfour, John David Rotramel, Gary V. Railsback