Patents by Inventor Jon G. Thomason

Jon G. Thomason 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).

  • Standardized protected-mode interrupt manager
    Patent number: 5369770
    Abstract: A hook manager for system interrupts allows hooks to be added and removed from an interrupt chain in any order. The hook manager may be realized as a dynamic-link library module and may include application program interface (API) functions that are called by application programs to add hooks and remove hooks on their behalf. The hook manager creates a standardized stack that is accessible by application programs and may be used by multiple types of application programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jon G. Thomason, Earle R. Horton