Patents by Inventor Nicholas Paul Rash

Nicholas Paul Rash 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).

  • Verifying a time-of-day counter
    Patent number: 6003091
    Abstract: A quiesced and synchronous distributed data processing system includes a primary node, a secondary node and a switch between the primary and secondary nodes. The TOD for the primary node is set depending on the system. The invention sets the TOD for the switch based on the TOD of the primary node. The primary node then verifies the switch TOD. If verified, the TOD for the secondary node is set, based on the TOD of the primary node. Finally, the secondary node self-verifies its TOD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Francis Bartfai, Derrick LeRoy Garmire, Jay Robert Herring, Francis Alfred Kampf, Nicholas Paul Rash, Kevin John Reilly, Craig Brian Stunkel
  • Verifying a time-of-day counter
    Patent number: 5925107
    Abstract: A quiesced and synchronous distributed data processing system includes a primary node, a secondary node and a switch between the primary and secondary nodes. The TOD for the primary node is set depending on the system. The invention sets the TOD for the switch based on the TOD of the primary node. The primary node then verifies the switch TOD. If verified, the TOD for the secondary node is set, based on the TOD of the primary node. Finally, the secondary node self-verifies its TOD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Francis Bartfai, Derrick LeRoy Garmire, Jay Robert Herring, Francis Alfred Kampf, Nicholas Paul Rash, Kevin John Reilly, Craig Brian Stunkel