Patents by Inventor Kathleen Barrera

Kathleen Barrera 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).

  • Middleware abstraction layer (MAL)
    Patent number: 10462262
    Abstract: A middleware abstraction layer (MAL) that can include a plurality of middleware application programming interfaces (APIs). Each of the plurality of middleware APIs can be configured to implement a common programming paradigm for a plurality of different service platforms. The MAL can also include a master application programming interface (API). The master API can be configured to provide a plurality of resources for a mission specific application. Each of the plurality of resources is mapped in a registry to an API call to each of the plurality of middleware APIs. The MAL can further include a control engine configured to load an adapter for a selected a middleware API of the plurality of middleware APIs to service a resource request from the mission specific application. The selection can include examining a configuration file to determine an appropriate middleware API to handle the resource request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Devang R. Parekh, Paul Schaefer, Feng Cao, Jason Chinaka, Benjamin Montgomery, Long Cao, Kathleen Barrera, Henry H. Fung, Louis Oddo
  • MIDDLEWARE ABSTRACTION LAYER (MAL)
    Publication number: 20170195458
    Abstract: A middleware abstraction layer (MAL) that can include a plurality of middleware application programming interfaces (APIs). Each of the plurality of middleware APIs can be configured to implement a common programming paradigm for a plurality of different service platforms. The MAL can also include a master application programming interface (API). The master API can be configured to provide a plurality of resources for a mission specific application. Each of the plurality of resources is mapped in a registry to an API call to each of the plurality of middleware APIs. The MAL can further include a control engine configured to load an adapter for a selected a middleware API of the plurality of middleware APIs to service a resource request from the mission specific application. The selection can include examining a configuration file to determine an appropriate middleware API to handle the resource request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Devang R. Parekh, Paul Schaefer, Feng Cao, Jason Chinaka, Benjamin Montgomery, Long Cao, Kathleen Barrera, Henry H. Fung, Louis Oddo