Patents by Inventor Linda Clough

Linda Clough 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for considering a project environment during defect analysis
    Publication number: 20070174023
    Abstract: In a first aspect, a first defect analysis method is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) while testing a software project, identifying at least one failure caused by an environment of the project; and (2) considering the effect of the project environment on the software project while analyzing the failure. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kathryn Bassin, Paul Beyer, Linda Clough, Sandra Hardman, Deborah Masters, Susan Skrabanek, Nathan Steffenhagen