Patents by Inventor Christopher W Sears

Christopher W Sears 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).

  • Predictive model of automated fix handling
    Patent number: 9286188
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for predictive model of automated fix handling. In some embodiments, this includes decomposing a fix for a defect to features, establishing a mapping of the defect and the fix for the defect by associating the features with the defect, storing codes implementing the fix in directories indicating the corresponding features, adding an association of a test case with the features to the mapping, and applying a rule to the mapping to calculate a vulnerability of the fix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Shelesh Chopra, William J Scott, Christopher W Sears
  • Predictive model of automated fix handling
    Patent number: 8924935
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for predictive model of automated fix handling. In some embodiments, this includes decomposing a fix for a defect to features, establishing a mapping of the defect and the fix for the defect by associating the features with the defect, storing codes implementing the fix in directories indicating the corresponding features, adding an association of a test case with the features to the mapping, and applying a rule to the mapping to calculate a vulnerability of the fix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Shelesh Chopra, William J Scott, Christopher W Sears