Patents by Inventor Loren T. Curtis

Loren T. Curtis 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).

  • Independent message stores and message transport agents
    Patent number: 8077699
    Abstract: Multiple independent MTAs transmit messages such that if one of the MTAs fails, the other MTAs may continue to transmit messages. Multiple independent message stores are provided such that if one of the message stores fails, messages on the other message stores may continue to be transmitted. Multiple notification agents monitor the message stores for new messages and notify one of the MTAs when a new message is available for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm Erik Pearson, Bruce A. McMillan, Leon R. Warman, Loren T. Curtis