Patents by Inventor Kenneth Marshall Hopkins

Kenneth Marshall Hopkins 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).

  • Publication number: 20040039991
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are disclosed for dynamically generating code within a server computer system to process contents input into an input field in a form. The client computer system receives contents that are input into an input field that is included within the form. The input field has been defined using a descriptor variable. A definition of this descriptor variable is defined within the form. The form, including the definition of the descriptor variable, is transmitted from the client computer system to the server computer system. The server computer system then dynamically generates code to process the contents entered into the input field utilizing the definition of the descriptor variable that was included in the form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Marshall Hopkins, Thomas Girard Lendacky, David Raymond Posh, Kurt Russell Taylor
  • Patent number: 6560556
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting and locating a circuit defect. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a resistance measuring device for measuring the resistance of the circuit, a heat source, and a recorder. The heat source is placed near the surface of the circuit but is not placed in physical contact with the surface. The heat source is moved about to a plurality of points in a plane parallel to and above the surface of the circuit while the resistance of the circuit is measured when the heat source is at each of the points. The recorder is functionally connected to the resistance measuring device and to the heat source, and determines and records the horizontal location of the heat source and records the resistance of the circuit at each of these locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Marshall Hopkins, David Raymond Posh, Kurt Russell Taylor