Patents by Inventor Kevin Michael Curran

Kevin Michael Curran 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).

  • Systems and methods for processing non-functional commentary of computer source code
    Patent number: 7853924
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for editing pre-existing source code to remove non-functional commentary. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method for processing the pre-existing source code and providing a cleansed version of source code. Moreover, the method includes identifying the non-functional commentary in the pre-existing code; cutting the non-functional commentary from the pre-existing code; and providing an edited version of code absent the non-functional commentary. Other exemplary embodiments may include generating reference information that associates the non-functional commentary with the locations in the pre-existing code from where the non-functional commentary was deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventor: Kevin Michael Curran