Patents by Inventor Lorraine Jackson

Lorraine Jackson 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for managing dependencies in distributed systems
    Patent number: 6847970
    Abstract: Techniques for managing information in a computing environment. Information associated with components of the computing environment is obtained. Then, from at least a portion of the obtained information, a determination is made as to the existence of one or more relationships associated with at least a portion of the components of the computing environment. The determination of the existence of one or more relationships is capable of accounting for a full lifecycle (e.g., including deployment, installation and runtime) associated with at least one component of the computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Keller, Uri Blumenthal, Lorraine Jackson, Gautam Kar, Rory D. Jackson
  • Support device for articles of furniture
    Publication number: 20040108757
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device that is easily attachable onto existing articles of furniture without requiring the modification of the furniture. The present device allows users to lie comfortably face down on such furniture without neck or other body strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Lorraine Jackson, Kenneth M. Clark
  • Methods and apparatus for managing dependencies in distributed systems
    Publication number: 20040049509
    Abstract: Techniques for managing information in a computing environment. Information associated with components of the computing environment is obtained. Then, from at least a portion of the obtained information, a determination is made as to the existence of one or more relationships associated with at least a portion of the components of the computing environment. The determination of the existence of one or more relationships is capable of accounting for a full lifecycle (e.g., including deployment, installation and runtime) associated with at least one component of the computing environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Keller, Uri Blumenthal, Rory D. Jackson, Lorraine Jackson, Gautam Kar