Patents by Inventor Christopher Lance Duffey

Christopher Lance Duffey 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).

  • MANAGING SECURITY OF A SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE
    Publication number: 20260105160
    Abstract: Data are mapped from multiple tools to a common information model during the development life cycle of a software application. The common information model normalizes the data, enabling the data to be correlated even when development tasks are performed by separate entities using different tools. Using the common information model, security issues are identified in a later part of the software development life cycle based on data generated at an earlier phase, such as on an ongoing basis throughout the life cycle. A user can investigate the security issues and associated risk using an interactive dashboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Inventors: Todd Leonard DeCapua, Christopher Lance Duffey, Neil Douglas Erkkila, Jeremy Robert Hicks
  • Managing security of a software development life cycle
    Patent number: 12400005
    Abstract: Data are mapped from multiple tools to a common information model during the development life cycle of a software application. The common information model normalizes the data, enabling the data to be correlated even when development tasks are performed by separate entities using different tools. Using the common information model, security issues are identified in a later part of the software development life cycle based on data generated at an earlier phase, such as on an ongoing basis throughout the life cycle. A user can investigate the security issues and associated risk using an interactive dashboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Leonard DeCapua, Christopher Lance Duffey, Neil Douglas Erkkila, Jeremy Robert Hicks