Patents by Inventor John Butterweck

John Butterweck 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).

  • Apparatus, system, and method for delivery of software
    Patent number: 7503041
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for delivery of software. A snapshot module is included to create a snapshot of development software libraries still in a development phase, the development software libraries comprising substantially an entire replacement set of software code. A testing module is included to apply a set of tests to the snapshot to ensure that the snapshot is substantially free from defects and a delivery module delivers the snapshot to a user. The snapshot may be configured for a mainframe computer operating system such that a previous version of the software code is replaced in a single operation. The mainframe computer operating system may be the z/OS operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Butterweck, James Owen Campbell, Beng K. Chiu, James Edward Zimmer
  • Apparatus, system, and method for delivery of software
    Publication number: 20060005182
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for delivery of software. A snapshot module is included to create a snapshot of development software libraries still in a development phase, the development software libraries comprising substantially an entire replacement set of software code. A testing module is included to apply a set of tests to the snapshot to ensure that the snapshot is substantially free from defects and a delivery module delivers the snapshot to a user. The snapshot may be configured for a mainframe computer operating system such that a previous version of the software code is replaced in a single operation. The mainframe computer operating system may be the z/OS operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: John Butterweck, James Campbell, Beng Chiu, James Zimmer