Patents by Inventor Catherine M. Cox

Catherine M. Cox 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).

  • Predicting software product quality
    Patent number: 9619363
    Abstract: Predicting software product quality. Real-time and historic software code metrics, software code defect data for the software product, and test case-related data for the software product are received. A feature predicted fallibility that estimates the number of code defects for a new feature of the software product, a product version projected fallibility that estimates the number of code defects for a new version of a software product, a test case related quality coefficient that estimates the likelihood of discovery of code defects in a new feature, a feature quality and a product quality indexes that are qualitative indications of quality of the new code of a feature and the new product version, are calculated. A report is then output that includes at least the calculated values, whereby developer resources are directed to features of the software product for which the calculated values indicate likelihoods of a high defect densities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Poonam P. Chitale, Catherine M. Cox, Dario D'Angelo, Xiyao Jiang, Shahin Mohammadi-Rashedi, Thomas J. Pavela, Jeffrey S. Rhodes, Marian E. Sadowski
  • PREDICTING SOFTWARE PRODUCT QUALITY
    Publication number: 20170091071
    Abstract: Predicting software product quality. Real-time and historic software code metrics, software code defect data for the software product, and test case-related data for the software product are received. A feature predicted fallibility that estimates the number of code defects for a new feature of the software product, a product version projected fallibility that estimates the number of code defects for a new version of a software product, a test case related quality coefficient that estimates the likelihood of discovery of code defects in a new feature, a feature quality and a product quality indexes that are qualitative indications of quality of the new code of a feature and the new product version, are calculated. A report is then output that includes at least the calculated values, whereby developer resources are directed to features of the software product for which the calculated values indicate likelihoods of a high defect densities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Poonam P. Chitale, Catherine M. Cox, Dario D'Angelo, Xiyao Jiang, Shahin Mohammadi-Rashedi, Thomas J. Pavela, Jeffrey S. Rhodes, Marian E. Sadowski
  • Rubber mailbox jackets
    Patent number: 5435483
    Abstract: A mail box jacket is fabricated of rubber and comprises a cover formed in a generally planar rectangular configuration with parallel long side edges and parallel front and rear edges. The cover includes coupling devices which are positioned upon the long side edges of the cover. In the inoperative orientation the cover lies in a flat planar configuration. In the operative orientation the cover is contoured to fit snugly around the exterior of a mailbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Inventor: Catherine M. Cox