Patents by Inventor Steven Joseph Gardner

Steven Joseph Gardner 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).

  • Patent number: 11886329
    Abstract: A computing device selects new test configurations for testing software. (A) First test configurations are generated using a random seed value. (B) Software under test is executed with the first test configurations to generate a test result for each. (C) Second test configurations are generated from the first test configurations and the test results generated for each. (D) The software under test is executed with the second test configurations to generate the test result for each. (E) When a restart is triggered based on a distance metric value computed between the second test configurations, a next random seed value is selected as the random seed value and (A) through (E) are repeated. (F) When the restart is not triggered, (C) through (F) are repeated until a stop criterion is satisfied. (G) When the stop criterion is satisfied, the test result is output for each test configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Gardner, Connie Stout Dunbar, David Bruce Elsheimer, Gregory Scott Dunbar, Joshua David Griffin, Yan Gao
  • Publication number: 20220308989
    Abstract: A computing device selects new test configurations for testing software. (A) First test configurations are generated using a random seed value. (B) Software under test is executed with the first test configurations to generate a test result for each. (C) Second test configurations are generated from the first test configurations and the test results generated for each. (D) The software under test is executed with the second test configurations to generate the test result for each. (E) When a restart is triggered based on a distance metric value computed between the second test configurations, a next random seed value is selected as the random seed value and (A) through (E) are repeated. (F) When the restart is not triggered, (C) through (F) are repeated until a stop criterion is satisfied. (G) When the stop criterion is satisfied, the test result is output for each test configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Gardner, Connie Stout Dunbar, David Bruce Elsheimer, Gregory Scott Dunbar, Joshua David Griffin, Yan Gao
  • Publication number: 20210264287
    Abstract: Tuned hyperparameter values are determined for training a machine learning model. When a selected hyperparameter configuration does not satisfy a linear constraint, if a projection of the selected hyperparameter configuration is included in a first cache that stores previously computed projections is determined. When the projection is included in the first cache, the projection is extracted from the first cache using the selected hyperparameter configuration, and the selected hyperparameter configuration is replaced with the extracted projection in the plurality of hyperparameter configurations. When the projection is not included in the first cache, a projection computation for the selected hyperparameter configuration is assigned to a session. A computed projection is received from the session for the selected hyperparameter configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Gardner, Joshua David Griffin, Yan Xu, Patrick Nathan Koch, Brett Alan Wujek, Oleg Borisovich Golovidov
  • Patent number: 11093833
    Abstract: Tuned hyperparameter values are determined for training a machine learning model. When a selected hyperparameter configuration does not satisfy a linear constraint, if a projection of the selected hyperparameter configuration is included in a first cache that stores previously computed projections is determined. When the projection is included in the first cache, the projection is extracted from the first cache using the selected hyperparameter configuration, and the selected hyperparameter configuration is replaced with the extracted projection in the plurality of hyperparameter configurations. When the projection is not included in the first cache, a projection computation for the selected hyperparameter configuration is assigned to a session. A computed projection is received from the session for the selected hyperparameter configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Gardner, Joshua David Griffin, Yan Xu, Patrick Nathan Koch, Brett Alan Wujek, Oleg Borisovich Golovidov
  • Patent number: 11055639
    Abstract: Manufacturing processes can be optimized using machine learning models. For example, a system can execute an optimization model to identify a recommended set of values for configurable settings of a manufacturing process associated with an object. The optimization model can determine the recommended set of values by implementing an iterative process using an objective function. Each iteration of the iterative process can include selecting a current set of candidate values for the configurable settings from within a current region of a search space defined by the optimization model; providing the current set of candidate values as input to a trained machine learning model that can predict a value for a target characteristic of the object or the manufacturing process based on the current set of candidate values; and identifying a next region of the search space to use in a next iteration of the iterative process based on the value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SAS INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: Pelin Cay, Nabaruna Karmakar, Natalia Summerville, Varunraj Valsaraj, Antony Nicholas Cooper, Steven Joseph Gardner, Joshua David Griffin
  • Patent number: 10963802
    Abstract: A computing device selects decision variable values. A lower boundary value and an upper boundary value is defined for a decision variable. (A) A plurality of decision variable configurations is determined using a search method. The value for the decision variable is between the lower boundary value and the upper boundary value. (B) A decision variable configuration is selected. (C) A model of the model type is trained using the decision variable configuration. (D) The model is scored to compute an objective function value. (E) The computed objective function value and the selected decision variable configuration are stored. (F) (B) through (E) is repeated for a plurality of decision variable configurations. (G) The lower boundary value and the upper boundary value are updated using the objective function value and the decision variable configuration stored. Repeat (A)-(F) with the lower boundary value and the upper boundary value updated in (G).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Gardner, Joshua David Griffin, Yan Xu, Yan Gao
  • Patent number: 10360517
    Abstract: A computing device automatically selects hyperparameter values based on objective criteria to train a predictive model. Each session of a plurality of sessions executes training and scoring of a model type using an input dataset in parallel with other sessions of the plurality of sessions. Unique hyperparameter configurations are determined using a search method and assigned to each session. For each session of the plurality of sessions, training of a model of the model type is requested using a training dataset and the assigned hyperparameter configuration, scoring of the trained model using a validation dataset and the assigned hyperparameter configuration is requested to compute an objective function value, and the received objective function value and the assigned hyperparameter configuration are stored. A best hyperparameter configuration is identified based on an extreme value of the stored objective function values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SAS INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: Patrick Nathan Koch, Brett Alan Wujek, Oleg Borisovich Golovidov, Steven Joseph Gardner, Joshua David Griffin, Scott Russell Pope, Yan Xu
  • Publication number: 20180240041
    Abstract: A computing device automatically selects hyperparameter values based on objective criteria to train a predictive model. Each session of a plurality of sessions executes training and scoring of a model type using an input dataset in parallel with other sessions of the plurality of sessions. Unique hyperparameter configurations are determined using a search method and assigned to each session. For each session of the plurality of sessions, training of a model of the model type is requested using a training dataset and the assigned hyperparameter configuration, scoring of the trained model using a validation dataset and the assigned hyperparameter configuration is requested to compute an objective function value, and the received objective function value and the assigned hyperparameter configuration are stored. A best hyperparameter configuration is identified based on an extreme value of the stored objective function values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick Nathan Koch, Brett Alan Wujek, Oleg Borisovich Golovidov, Steven Joseph Gardner, Joshua David Griffin, Scott Russell Pope, Yan Xu