Patents by Inventor Troy Douglas Folger

Troy Douglas Folger 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).

  • Method and apparatus for a model data structure for accessing and manipulating java beans
    Patent number: 6513040
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a general container mechanism for storage of object-oriented Java Beans. A repository is created for a persistent collection of items called ManagedBeans. Each ManagedBean contains a structured collection of code and data that makes up a Java Bean. The structured collection consists of items called ManagedBean Elements (MBE) which correspond to different types of code and data. Each ManagedBean Element is a subclass of the generic ManagedBean Element class. Each subclass identifies the different kinds of Bean sub-elements and contains the data contained in the corresponding file, and method that works on this data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Henry Becker, John Andrew Cook, Troy Douglas Folger, James Irwin Knutson
  • Method and apparatus for extending a java archive file
    Patent number: 6286051
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for extending a Java Beans Archive file. A key/value pair is added to the manifest file specification to allow an application to determine information about the sub-element composition of a Java Bean. The key provides a unique integer “N” which allows the specification of a Java Bean in the archive file. The value pair provides specification for a tag for indicating the type of a specific sub-element file in the archive file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Henry Becker, John Cook, Troy Douglas Folger, James Irwin Knutson