Patents by Inventor Clive Kates

Clive Kates 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).

  • Validating a variable data item in a software routine
    Publication number: 20050091648
    Abstract: An apparatus for validating a value of a variable data item in a software routine in execution includes a profile set generator that generates a profile set of typical values of the variable data item, a profile rule generator that generates a profile rule representing the profile set, and a profile checker that determines if a value of the variable data item satisfies the profile rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian Dick, Gordon Hutchison, Clive Kates