Patents by Inventor Nicholas O.J. Clifton

Nicholas O.J. Clifton 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).

  • Function-level compiler processing optimization
    Patent number: 8595711
    Abstract: Methods and software to repeatedly translate a portion of a compilation unit into sequences of executable instructions under the control of a variety of different options; the sequences are compared to select a preferred set of options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas O. J. Clifton, David M. Brolley, Eric J. Bachalo
  • Function-level compiler processing optimization
    Publication number: 20080115120
    Abstract: Methods and software to repeatedly translate a portion of a compilation unit into sequences of executable instructions under the control of a variety of different options; the sequences are compared to select a preferred set of options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Nicholas O.J. Clifton, David M. Brolley, Eric J. Bachalo