Patents by Inventor Thomas Hynes

Thomas Hynes 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING AND RESTORING THE CONSISTENCY OF INODE TO PATHNAME MAPPINGS IN A FILESYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100131474
    Abstract: A system and method verifies and restores the consistency of inode to pathname mappings. In a first embodiment, an off-line verification procedure is modified to verify and correct the primary name inode to pathname mapping information within inodes of a file system. In a second embodiment, an on-line file system verification process is modified to verify inode to pathname mapping information upon the loading of each inode within the file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Edward R. Zayas, Thomas Hynes, John Francis Gillono, Andy C. Kahn
  • Sion low dielectric constant ceramic nanocomposite
    Patent number: 5677252
    Abstract: A ceramic nanocomposite made from silicon, oxygen and nitrogen is provided hich has a very low dielectric constant, low dielectric loss along with good strength and hardness. The ceramic nanocomposite finds use in millimeter-wave radomes and microwave radomes used on aircraft which must resist erosion from high speed impact with water, ice and dust in the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Gary Gilde, Parimal Patel, Clifford Hubbard, Brian Pothier, Thomas Hynes, William Croft, Joe Wells