Patents by Inventor Clive R. Kates

Clive R. 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
    Patent number: 8549488
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian D. Dick, Gordon D. Hutchison, Clive R. Kates