Patents by Inventor William Alan Binder

William Alan Binder 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).

  • Development tool for comparing netlists
    Patent number: 8255846
    Abstract: System, method, and program product analyze netlists for related electrical circuit designs by comparing predefined physical characteristics between the netlists. A baseline reference score is generated for one of the netlists and a normalized score is generated for the other netlist. The baseline reference score and the normalized score are used to generate a similarity score that is displayed on a display monitor. Preferably, the similarity score is displayed as a percentage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Alan Binder, Harry I. Linzer, Llewellyn Bradley Marshall, IV, William Appleton Rose
  • DEVELOPMENT TOOL FOR COMPARING NETLISTS
    Publication number: 20110047521
    Abstract: System, method, and program product analyze netlists for related electrical circuit designs by comparing predefined physical characteristics between the netlists. A baseline reference score is generated for one of the netlists and a normalized score is generated for the other netlist. The baseline reference score and the normalized score are used to generate a similarity score that is displayed on a display monitor. Preferably, the similarity score is displayed as a percentage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: INTRENATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Alan Binder, Harry I. Linzer, Llewellyn Bradley Marshall, IV, William Appleton Rose