Patents by Inventor Wendel G. Voigt

Wendel G. Voigt 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).

  • Conversation advisor
    Patent number: 9904673
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for assisting the authoring of electronic messages are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Janani Janakiraman, Megan D. Kostick, Dany R. Madden, Meenakshi Sripal, Wendel G. Voigt
  • Conversation Advisor
    Publication number: 20160182410
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for assisting the authoring of electronic messages are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Janani Janakiraman, Megan D. Kostick, Dany R. Madden, Meenakshi Sripal, Wendel G. Voigt
  • Methods and apparatus for providing automatic hardware device identification in computer systems that include multi-card adapters and/or multi-card planar complexes
    Patent number: 5530887
    Abstract: Data processing apparatus performs automatic hardware device identification and system setup in computer systems that have a Programmable Option Select (POS) feature, where the system includes multi-card adapters (adapters with attached daughter card(s)), and/or multi-card planar complexes (system boards with pluggable processor complexes and/or I/O risers). In particular, the apparatus uniquely identifies the aforementioned multi-card devices utilizing unique "combination type" POS IDs, where a combination type POS ID is a POS ID specifically preassigned to a combination of cards rather than to a single type of card. According to the invention, the unique combination type POS ID is partitioned across the combination of cards (for example, hardwired into each card). When the cards are combined, the partitioned ID is synthesized and becomes available to the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Harper, James C. Peterson, James D. Touchton, Wendel G. Voigt, Gregory M. Vrana