IP Library Granted Patent US 5,960,087
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US 5,960,087 · App. 08/674,114

Distributed garbage collection system and method

Inventors: E. Dean Tribble, Mark S. Miller, Norman Hardy, Jacob Y. Levy, Eric C. Hill, Christopher T. Hibbert
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Granted: Sep 28, 1999 Filed: Jul 1, 1996
Inventors
E. Dean Tribble
Mark S. Miller
Norman Hardy
Jacob Y. Levy
Eric C. Hill
Christopher T. Hibbert
Assignee (at issue)
Sun Microsystems Inc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 5,960,087
App. No.
08/674,114
Filed
1996-07-01
Granted
1999-09-28
Kind
A