Patents by Inventor Keith A. Kimball

Keith A. Kimball 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).

  • Bridging class loader name spaces
    Patent number: 8141070
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, data processing system and computer program product for bridging class loader name spaces. In one embodiment, a data processing system can be provided for bridging class loader name spaces. The data processing system can include multiple, different class loaders disposed within a single run-time environment. The data processing system further can include a class loader bridge programmed to moderate access to the different class loaders in response to a request to load an object from one of two programming models containing objects concurrently in the single run-time environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sheldon Y. Chan, Andrew E. Davis, Keith A. Kimball, Melaquias E. Martinez