Patents by Inventor Alan C. Kocka

Alan C. Kocka 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).

  • Layered object based software architecture for statechart-centric embedded device controllers
    Patent number: 7797671
    Abstract: A computer software architecture for an embedded computer system. The architecture includes a hierarchy of software object classes. One classification contains object tables which capture device control law behavior expressed in statecharts. Another contains objects which collaborate to function as a logic engine for processing statechart information encoded into object tables. In order to promote reusability, the architecture is layered in increasing levels of system abstraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Alan C. Kocka