Carl E Davidson

US Patent:

7954086, May 31, 2011

Filed:

May 19, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/440144

Inventors:

Steven Roth - Sunnyvale CA, US
Carl E. Davidson - Los Gatos CA, US
Eric W. Hamilton - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717121, 717106, 717140, 717162

Abstract:

A method, and a corresponding mechanism, are used for creating a self-describing kernel module. The method includes the steps of expressing data describing a module in a modmeta file format and creating a C language source file. The C language source file is created by translating the expressed data into a series of C language data structures, wherein the series of C language data structures comprises the C language source file. The C language source file is then compiled and linked into the module itself, thus making the module contain its own descriptive data.

US Patent:

20050028151, Feb 3, 2005

Filed:

Aug 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/927859

Inventors:

Steven Roth - Sunnyvale CA, US
Aswin Chandramouleeswaran - Santa Clara CA, US
Eric Hamilton - Mountain View CA, US
Carl Davidson - Los Gatos CA, US
Zheng Zhang - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F009/44

US Classification:

717162000

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and devices are provided for handling module symbols. One embodiment includes a module link tool having a processor, a memory, and program instructions provided to the memory and executable by the processor. The program instructions are executable to translate a particular type of information associated with an object file into instructions to provide to a linker utility.

US Patent:

51564866, Oct 20, 1992

Filed:

Jan 2, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/636886

Inventors:

Carl E. Davidson - Aptos CA

International Classification:

E01F 901
E01F 1300

US Classification:

404 10

Abstract:

A traffic control marker and marker base is described taking the form of a dome-shaped resilient body member whose ends lie in a flat plane and whose sides are outwardly flared. The marker can be formed by cutting a used pneumatic tire into arcuate segments, each of which can be forcefully inverted to automatically provide such body member. In many circumstances, the bodies alone, colored with eye-catching fluorescent or reflective coatings, can be effectively used for traffic control markers. And in other circumstances they can serve as a resilient light-weight base whereon various visual indicators such as a flag, sign, reflector, or light can be removably mounted in various ways to rise therefrom.