Patents by Inventor John Orville Mitchell

John Orville Mitchell 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).

  • Extended DLUR/APPN support for non-APPN SNA devices
    Patent number: 5802313
    Abstract: A system and method for connecting subarea SNA (systems network architecture) peripheral nodes into an APPN (Advanced Peer-to-Peer Network) network such that the peripheral nodes can function in the APPN network without upgrades to their existing software. This method also also enhances the manageability of the peripheral nodes by allowing the representation of the PU (physical unit) to reside in the peripheral node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Orville Mitchell, Suvas Manubhai Shah, John Hoon Shin, Gary Michael Weichinger