Patents by Inventor Katrin Bell

Katrin Bell 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).

  • Analyzing an extended finite state machine system model
    Patent number: 6694290
    Abstract: A method of using a computer to analyze an extended finite state machine model of a system includes receiving at least one requirement expression, determining at least one path of states and transitions through the model, evaluating at least one of the requirement expressions based on at least one of the determined paths through the model to determine whether the path satisfies the requirement expression, and generating a report based on the evaluating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Empirix Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Apfelbaum, Peter L. Savage, Katrin Bell