Patents by Inventor Steve Kruy

Steve Kruy 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).

  • Database item versioning
    Patent number: 7296037
    Abstract: The invention provides database item versioning, such as items like stored procedures found in databases such as Standard Query Language (SQL) databases. In one embodiment, the invention includes a program such as an editor, a database, a source code control and a mechanism. An editor program provides for editing a stored procedure. The databases includes the stored procedure. The SCC source code control system stores versions of the stored procedure. The mechanism checks in and checks out the stored procedure to provide for effective versioning thereof of the stored procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steve Kruy, Bill Ramos, Patrick Dengler, Julia Zhenglei Pan