Patents by Inventor Timothy Block

Timothy Block 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).

  • Cluster data port services for clustered computer system
    Publication number: 20050021751
    Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method utilize cluster data port services within a cluster infrastructure to provide reliable and efficient communications between nodes in a clustered computer system. The cluster data port services present an abstracted transport service that encapsulates and manages the establishment of multiple connection paths between a source node, a target node and one or more backup nodes in such a manner that a cluster data port is effectively utilized as single data port from the perspective of a user program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy Block, Bob Cernohous, John Unterholzner
  • Method of modulating an immune response in an infected mammal by transmucosal administration of modulating agent
    Patent number: 6355248
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating an immune response in a mammal infected with a bacterium, a virus, or a parasite are provided. The methods and compositions are useful in mammals experiencing an acute infection and in mammals experiencing a chronic infection. The methods and compositions may be used in conjunction with a known treatment for infection of a mammal by an infectious agent. Methods and compositions for transmucosal delivery of a molecule comprising an epitope located in close proximity to the immune response are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Thomas Jefferson University
    Inventors: Frank Michaels, Timothy Block