Patents by Inventor Michael L. HEIM

Michael L. HEIM 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).

  • DYNAMIC DECISION ENGINE FOR SOFTWARE AUTHORITY TO OPERATE
    Publication number: 20250094543
    Abstract: A system for, and method of, authorizing usage of software developed in an application management platform are disclosed. The techniques include obtaining, from the application management platform, risk qualification parameters for the software; determining a risk qualification value from the risk qualification parameters; obtaining risk threshold parameters; determining a risk threshold value from the risk threshold parameters; comparing the risk qualification value to the risk threshold value to obtain an acceptability state for usage of the software; and performing an authority to operate action based on the acceptability state, where the authority to operate action includes at least one of: authorizing release of the software upon a positive acceptability state, or instructing the application management platform to send an alert upon a negative acceptability state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael L. HEIM, Christopher BREEDEN, Hong Chuen Terence HO
  • Dynamic decision engine for software authority to operate
    Patent number: 12182230
    Abstract: A system for, and method of, authorizing usage of software developed in an application management platform are disclosed. The techniques include obtaining, from the application management platform, risk qualification parameters for the software; determining a risk qualification value from the risk qualification parameters; obtaining risk threshold parameters; determining a risk threshold value from the risk threshold parameters; comparing the risk qualification value to the risk threshold value to obtain an acceptability state for usage of the software; and performing an authority to operate action based on the acceptability state, where the authority to operate action includes at least one of: authorizing release of the software upon a positive acceptability state, or instructing the application management platform to send an alert upon a negative acceptability state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael L. Heim, Christopher Breeden, Hong Chuen Terence Ho
  • DYNAMIC DECISION ENGINE FOR SOFTWARE AUTHORITY TO OPERATE
    Publication number: 20240012884
    Abstract: A system for, and method of, authorizing usage of software developed in an application management platform are disclosed. The techniques include obtaining, from the application management platform, risk qualification parameters for the software; determining a risk qualification value from the risk qualification parameters; obtaining risk threshold parameters; determining a risk threshold value from the risk threshold parameters; comparing the risk qualification value to the risk threshold value to obtain an acceptability state for usage of the software; and performing an authority to operate action based on the acceptability state, where the authority to operate action includes at least one of: authorizing release of the software upon a positive acceptability state, or instructing the application management platform to send an alert upon a negative acceptability state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael L. HEIM, Christopher BREEDEN, Hong Chuen Terence HO