Patents by Inventor Richard Mark Flanagan

Richard Mark Flanagan 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 manufacturing theft-deterrent computer components
    Patent number: 6083771
    Abstract: A method and system for manufacturing theft-deterrent computer components is disclosed. Initially, computer components are grouped in a single batch. Each of the computer components are then provided with multiple indelible indicia during manufacturing. All of the indelible indicia on each component have a common value that is different than that assigned to any other computer component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James Peter Ward, Richard Mark Flanagan, James Andrew McNee, Brian John Walsh