Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Eastep

Thomas M. Eastep 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 for maintenance of database integrity
    Patent number: 5740434
    Abstract: A method and system for maintaining database integrity utilizes a LOG file organized into slots with the number of slots never exceeding the largest number of concurrent transactions updating the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Tandem Computers Incorporated
    Inventor: Thomas M. Eastep
  • Reconstructing directory pathnames from file handles in a computer system
    Patent number: 5566328
    Abstract: Link Ids are associated with file handles in a directory structure in a computer operating system. The Link Ids allow a file handle to be mapped uniquely to a pathname for a file associated with the file handle. In one implementation lists are used to facilitate fast searching of directory structures for a name associated with a Link Id. The list includes entry pairs where each entry pair is a Link Id and a directory number where a name associated with the Link Id may be found.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Tandem Computers Incorporated
    Inventor: Thomas M. Eastep