Patents by Inventor Michael K. Branson

Michael K. Branson 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).

  • Using fusion to reduce encryption in streaming applications
    Patent number: 11675573
    Abstract: An embodiment includes analyzing data associated with an original flow graph comprising a plurality of operators of a stream computing application, including identifying a secure network connection between a first operator and a second operator that uses encryption. The embodiment fuses the first operator with the second operator such that a first logical function of the first operator is combined with a second logical function of the second operator. The embodiment then generates a modified flow graph as a modification of the original flow graph that combines the first operator and the second operator and lacks encryption between the first operator and the second operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Beuch, Adam Thomas Stallman, Michael K. Branson, Ryan K. Cradick
  • USING FUSION TO REDUCE ENCRYPTION IN STREAMING APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20220137940
    Abstract: An embodiment includes analyzing data associated with an original flow graph comprising a plurality of operators of a stream computing application, including identifying a secure network connection between a first operator and a second operator that uses encryption. The embodiment fuses the first operator with the second operator such that a first logical function of the first operator is combined with a second logical function of the second operator. The embodiment then generates a modified flow graph as a modification of the original flow graph that combines the first operator and the second operator and lacks encryption between the first operator and the second operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Beuch, Adam Thomas Stallman, Michael K. Branson, Ryan K. Cradick