Patents by Inventor Chris J. Hegarty

Chris J. Hegarty 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).

  • Redundant instance variable initialization elision
    Patent number: 10127133
    Abstract: A compiler, IDE or other code analyzer may determine whether an instance variable declaration assignment is redundant. The code analyzer may also take action based on that determination. A code analyzer may be able to determine with certainty that a particular instance variable initialization or assignment is definitely redundant. The code analyzer may cause a compiler to automatically elide the redundant assignment from compiled source code. The code analyzer may be able to determine with certainty that a particular assignment is definitely not redundant. Additionally, a code analyzer may not be able to determine with certainty whether an instance variable assignment is definitely redundant or definitely not redundant. Additionally, the code analyzer may report a warning or other informative message indicating the redundancy property of the assignment, thus alerting the programming to a (possibly) redundant assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chris J. Hegarty, Maurizio Cimadamore
  • Redundant Instance Variable Initialization Elision
    Publication number: 20170293547
    Abstract: A compiler, IDE or other code analyzer may determine whether an instance variable declaration assignment is redundant. The code analyzer may also take action based on that determination. A code analyzer may be able to determine with certainty that a particular instance variable initialization or assignment is definitely redundant. The code analyzer may cause a compiler to automatically elide the redundant assignment from compiled source code. The code analyzer may be able to determine with certainty that a particular assignment is definitely not redundant. Additionally, a code analyzer may not be able to determine with certainty whether an instance variable assignment is definitely redundant or definitely not redundant. Additionally, the code analyzer may report a warning or other informative message indicating the redundancy property of the assignment, thus alerting the programming to a (possibly) redundant assignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Chris J. Hegarty, Maurizio Cimadamore