Patents by Inventor Carl E. Quinn

Carl E. Quinn 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).

  • Method and apparatus for creating a hierarchical model to facilitate identifying components in a programming language file
    Patent number: 7412689
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates creating a hierarchical model from a programming language file that includes components. The system operates by obtaining a component from the programming language file. Upon obtaining the component, the system passes an encoder to the component and requests that the component encode itself using the encoder, thereby causing the encoder to generate elements in the hierarchical model. Each element includes an attribute that identifies the component, thereby allowing the component to be subsequently identified by referencing the attribute in the corresponding element in the hierarchical model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl E. Quinn, Torbjorn Norbye, Joseph Paul Nuxoll