Patents by Inventor Larry W. Holmstron

Larry W. Holmstron 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).

  • Kernels, description tables, and device drivers
    Patent number: 5459867
    Abstract: Description tables can be linked to a kernel to form a device driver. The description tables can be device description tables and adapter description tables. The kernel is operating system dependent. The description tables are operating system independent and can be linked to other kernels for other operating systems. A library of kernels for different operating systems can share a common set of kernel requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip M. Adams, Larry W. Holmstron, Steve A. Jacob, Steven H. Powell, Robert F. Condie, Martin L. Culley