Patents by Inventor Marcia McConnell

Marcia McConnell 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).

  • Efficient mechanism for preventing starvation in counting semaphores
    Publication number: 20060206897
    Abstract: An algorithm for preventing starving threads in a counting semaphore for a computer operating system. The algorithm operates in a stealing mode where threads can steal resources from other threads if none of the threads is starving, and operates in a first-in first-out mode if one or more of the threads becomes starving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventor: Marcia McConnell