Patents by Inventor Paul Brian Tippet

Paul Brian Tippet 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).

  • Method and system for detection and correction of entrance into an improper MBR state in a computer system
    Patent number: 7194659
    Abstract: Aspects for detection and correction of entrance into an improper master boot record (MBR) state in a computer system are described. The aspects include providing a proxy MBR at a predetermined location on a storage device of a computer system to provide a proxy MBR. The proxy MBR is then utilized during a restart operation. An original MBR maintained at an original location on the storage device is then utilized during a reboot operation when the utilization of the proxy MBR is unsuccessful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William W. Buchanan, Jr., Simon C. Chu, Peter Thomas Donovan, Benjamin Russell Grimes, Gregory Brian Pruett, David B. Rhoades, Paul Brian Tippet
  • Method and system for detection and correction of entrance into an improper MBR state in a computer system
    Publication number: 20040153840
    Abstract: Aspects for detection and correction of entrance into an improper master boot record (MBR) state in a computer system are described. The aspects include providing a proxy MBR at a predetermined location on a storage device of a computer system to provide a proxy MBR. The proxy MBR is then utilized during a restart operation. An original MBR maintained at an original location on the storage device is then utilized during a reboot operation when the utilization of the proxy MBR is unsuccessful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William W. Buchanan, Simon C. Chu, Peter Thomas Donovan, Benjamin Russell Grimes, Gregory Brian Pruett, David B. Rhoades, Paul Brian Tippet