Patents by Inventor Raymond Paul Pekowski

Raymond Paul Pekowski 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).

  • Apparatus and method for demand load analysis
    Patent number: 6769126
    Abstract: For a given set of programs and their related DLLs the following tool and method finds the minimum set of DLLs for which to apply demand loading and quantifies a lower bound on the expected performance improvement that comes from applying demand loading to the identified set of DLLs. Additionally, the tool and method identifies the set of DLLs in which demand loading cannot be applied because of data exports, but which might benefit from demand loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Raymond Paul Pekowski
  • Apparatus and method for demand loading a dynamic link library
    Patent number: 6003095
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for demand loading a dynamic link library (DLL) is disclosed. The method includes generating a demand load library for demand loading the DLL and replacing the reference library of the DLL with the demand load library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Paul Pekowski, Curt James Rousse
  • Apparatus and method for tracing entries to or exits from a dynamic link library
    Patent number: 5946486
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for tracing events occurring upon entries to or exits from a dynamic link library (DLL) without accessing or modifying the source code of the DLL is disclosed. The method includes generating a shadow dynamic link library which intercepts calls from a calling application program executable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Raymond Paul Pekowski