Patents by Inventor Michael C. Cox

Michael C. Cox 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).

  • Publication number: 20240375253
    Abstract: An electric grinding tool includes a motor housing coupleable to an electrical power source, a motor configured to receive power from the electrical power source and including an output shaft extending along a motor axis, a handgrip coupled to and coaxial with the motor housing, a tool holder rotatably driven upon rotation of the motor, the tool holder configured to receive a shaft of a grinding accessory, and a light unit coupled to and at least partially recessed in a front end portion of the electric grinding tool. The light unit includes a plurality of lights mounted to an at least partially ring shaped printed circuit board that is received in a support ring, and a cover ring received over the lights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: John C. Vanko, Tal Gottesman, Daniel Puzio, Michael K. Forster, John D. Cox, Joseph P. Kelleher, Stuart Garber, Joerg Zellerhoff, Joao Norona, Robert S. Gehret, Scott Eshleman, Stephen P. Osborne, Brian E. Friedman, Robert A. Usselman, Anatoliy Nosov, Michael C. Doyle
  • Patent number: 10826878
    Abstract: A business application may provide a secure ledger update while maintaining anonymity and security from unauthorized third parties. One example may include receiving a new entry transaction to save data in a database/ledger. The example may also include receiving a request to add a record stored in a database with a new entry, adding the record by inserting the new entry, and enabling the new entry to be unchangeable from subsequent modification attempts based on an immutable attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Cox, Donna N. Dillenberger, Jeffrey W. Josten, James W. Pickel
  • Publication number: 20190215311
    Abstract: A business application may provide a secure ledger update while maintaining anonymity and security from unauthorized third parties. One example may include receiving a new entry transaction to save data in a database/ledger. The example may also include receiving a request to add a record stored in a database with a new entry, adding the record by inserting the new entry, and enabling the new entry to be unchangeable from subsequent modification attempts based on an immutable attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michael C. Cox, Donna N. Dillenberger, Jeffrey W. Josten, James W. Pickel
  • Patent number: 10277561
    Abstract: A business application may provide a secure ledger update while maintaining anonymity and security from unauthorized third parties. One example may include receiving a new entry transaction to save data in a database/ledger. The example may also include receiving a request to add a record stored in a database with a new entry, adding the record by inserting the new entry, and enabling the new entry to be unchangeable from subsequent modification attempts based on an immutable attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Cox, Donna N. Dillenberger, Jeffrey W. Josten, James W. Pickel
  • Publication number: 20180026979
    Abstract: A business application may provide a secure ledger update while maintaining anonymity and security from unauthorized third parties. One example may include receiving a new entry transaction to save data in a database/ledger. The example may also include receiving a request to add a record stored in a database with a new entry, adding the record by inserting the new entry, and enabling the new entry to be unchangeable from subsequent modification attempts based on an immutable attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Michael C. Cox, Donna N. Dillenberger, Jeffrey W. Josten, James W. Pickel
  • Patent number: 9342370
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of configuring a migration from a plurality of distributed virtual servers to a system of blades, the method comprising: identifying among the plurality of distributed virtual servers a plurality of candidate virtual servers for inclusion in the migration; collecting performance data for each candidate virtual server; consolidating the performance data for each candidate virtual server into a usage profile; normalizing the usage profile to allow representation of a statistical measure of resource usage by the candidate virtual server; and constructing a configuration for the plurality of candidate virtual servers within the system of blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Cox, John C. Goodyear, Charles E. Hackett, Kathleen M. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20130326028
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of configuring a migration from a plurality of distributed virtual servers to a system of blades, the method comprising: identifying among the plurality of distributed virtual servers a plurality of candidate virtual servers for inclusion in the migration; collecting performance data for each candidate virtual server; consolidating the performance data for each candidate virtual server into a usage profile; normalizing the usage profile to allow representation of a statistical measure of resource usage by the candidate virtual server; and constructing a configuration for the plurality of candidate virtual servers within the system of blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael C. Cox, John C. Goodyear, Charles E. Hackett, Kathleen M. Walsh
  • Patent number: 5297262
    Abstract: A computer system, including at least one host (processor and operating system), a channel subsystem and at least one switch (together with an associated switch controller) for switchably connecting an I/O device (together with an associated I/O device control unit) to a host via said channel subsystem, in combination with means for dynamically managing I/O connectivity in said computer from each host. The I/O manager's functions are centralized at the host level across the computer system. Each host is responsible for an instance of the manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Cox, Richard Cwiakala, Jean-Louis Fava, Gary A. Fisher, Sr., Robert J. Gallagher, Eugene P. Hefferon, Karl H. Hoppe, Peter I. Kania, Martin W. Sachs