Patents by Inventor Steven Christopher Oakes

Steven Christopher Oakes 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).

  • Configuration management file rename utility
    Patent number: 7251668
    Abstract: A system and method that allows any user to perform a file name match in any Configuration Management (CM) environment. Given any source control tool, the present invention allows a user to access and retrieve previous names used of any file (or batch of files) for any specified version or all versions of a particular file or files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Fu Chen, Steven Christopher Oakes
  • Configuration management life rename utility
    Publication number: 20040260693
    Abstract: A system and method that allows any user to perform a file name match in any Configuration Management (CM) environment. Given any source control tool, the present invention allows a user to access and retrieve previous names used of any file (or batch of files) for any specified version or all versions of a particular file or files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Fu Chen, Steven Christopher Oakes