Patents by Inventor Kirk Allan Fritsche

Kirk Allan Fritsche 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 system for reducing synchronization waits when allocating sequenced identifiers in a multi-threaded server
    Patent number: 7305678
    Abstract: A method, a system, an apparatus, and a computer program product are presented for reducing synchronization waits when unique sequential identifiers are being allocated for transactions committed to a database that are occurring in a multi-threaded server environment. A transactional object containing an identifier data item is created for a transaction in an object-oriented environment. A pre-process object is then generated that contains the transactional object; when subsequently processed, the pre-process object allocates a sequential identifier value for the identifier data item. The pre-process object is added to a list of pre-process objects that are to be processed prior to completing the transaction, such as committing the transaction to a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Albert Perks, Mark David Nielsen, Kirk Allan Fritsche
  • Method and system for reducing synchronization waits when allocating sequenced identifiers in a multi-threaded server
    Publication number: 20020174162
    Abstract: A method, a system, an apparatus, and a computer program product are presented for reducing synchronization waits when unique sequential identifiers are being allocated for transactions committed to a database that are occurring in a multi-threaded server environment. A transactional object containing an identifier data item is created for a transaction in an object-oriented environment. A pre-process object is then generated that contains the transactional object; when subsequently processed, the pre-process object allocates a sequential identifier value for the identifier data item. The pre-process object is added to a list of pre-process objects that are to be processed prior to completing the transaction, such as committing the transaction to a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Albert Perks, Mark David Nielsen, Kirk Allan Fritsche