Patents by Inventor Sherwin J. Clutter

Sherwin J. Clutter 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).

  • Self-auditing protection method for sorted arrays
    Patent number: 6182266
    Abstract: An error detection system for an array of data elements is disclosed. In this system, each data element in the array includes first and second error detection fields. As the system traverses the array, a detecting mechanism sequentially compares the first error detection field with the second error detection field for each data element in order to determine whether the data element is corrupt. The detecting mechanism also compares the first error detection field of adjacent data elements in order to identify duplicates. If an invalid element (i.e. corrupt or a duplicate) is detected, the system then removes or deletes the element from the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sherwin J. Clutter, David F. Simak