Patents by Inventor Kenneth Eugene Null

Kenneth Eugene Null 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 and apparatus for virtualizing a serial port in a data processing system
    Publication number: 20020129099
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer implemented instructions for redirecting a data stream within a data processing system. In response to detecting a request from a terminal, a signal is sent to a hardware switch to redirect the data stream from the first port to a processor. The data stream is packetized for transmission over a second port. The packetized data stream is sent by the processor to a destination over the second port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Gene Kehne, Kenneth Eugene Null, Peter Adam Wendling