Patents by Inventor Charlie J. Hunt

Charlie J. Hunt 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).

  • Time-based object aging for generational garbage collectors
    Patent number: 8516019
    Abstract: System and Methods for time-based object aging for generational garbage collectors are provided. Time data is received from a user identifying the amount of time an object should survive in a generation defined in a heap. A circular buffer is generated to store a plurality of starting time for a plurality of garbage collections. Generational garbage collection is performed, and the time data in conjunction with the starting times stored in the circular buffer are used to determine when objects are promoted from one generation to the next oldest generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Charlie J. Hunt, Antonios Printezis, Staffan Friberg