Patents by Inventor Derek Groothius

Derek Groothius 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).

  • Patent number: 8875118
    Abstract: A business entity may operate a computing system having a plurality of computing environments. The computing system may help the business entity to perform one or more business functions. The computing system may have one or more software applications that may help to perform the business function within the computing system. Each software application may have one or more tasks that instruct components of the computing system on how to perform the business function or an aspect thereof. At some times, old software may need to be installed, updated, or replaced with new software. During that time, the software is configured to the computing system's unique characteristics to ensure proper integration. A software configuration management system may help automatically facilitate the new software configuration within the computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Groothius, Raja Afandi, Ross J. Johnson, Joe Rio, Mike Mazzolini