Patents by Inventor William J. McAuliffe

William J. McAuliffe 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).

  • Inflatable, tubular structure designed to protect a watercraft by attaching along a horizontal plane
    Publication number: 20010032578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inflatable, tubular structure designed to protect a water craft by attaching along a horizontal plane. The device comprises of inflatable, tubular structure, attaching devices and an ability to be inflated for use and deflated for storage. The inflatable structure is conformable to the contour of a water craft to protect the area of freeboard and the bulkhead surfaces of a craft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventor: William J. Mcauliffe
  • Method and apparatus for automatic memory configuration by a computer
    Patent number: 5129069
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory unit with plural addressable storage locations, a connector arrangement for detachably electrically coupling the memory unit to a computer, and a decoding arrangement for determining whether a computer memory address is within a range of addresses to which the memory unit is to respond, the decoding arrangement including a base address register storing a value representing the first address in the range and a size register defining the number of addresses in the range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignee: Zenith Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon L. Helm, Mark D. Nicol, William J. McAuliffe, Anthony M. Olson, Todd R. Witkowski