Patents by Inventor Thomas Vail

Thomas Vail 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).

  • Tee marker transport device
    Patent number: 9119996
    Abstract: A handheld golf tee marker transport device including a handle with an adjustable grasping mechanism at the base is provided. The adjustable grasping mechanism can be used to lift and position a plurality of golf tee marker geometries. The device eliminates the need for a user to bend over to pick up a tee marker or to place a tee marker on a tee box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Vail
  • TEE MARKER TRANSPORT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150003953
    Abstract: A handheld golf tee marker transport device including a handle with an adjustable grasping mechanism at the base is provided. The adjustable grasping mechanism can be used to lift and position a plurality of golf tee marker geometries. The device eliminates the need for a user to bend over to pick up a tee marker or to place a tee marker on a tee box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Vail
  • System and method for testing for memory address aliasing errors
    Publication number: 20070028075
    Abstract: Aliasing errors, occasioned by including extra or missing bits, wrong addressing mode, or wrong address context, are detected by providing a storage configuration including gaps in valid addresses. An exception is thrown responsive to an address reference to a gap. Gaps are configured at complementary address ranges to facilitate detection of aliasing errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Holder, Damian Osisek, Thomas Vail, Donald Wilton