Patents by Inventor William J. Spurlin

William J. Spurlin 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).

  • System and method for comparing partially decompiled software
    Patent number: 8429628
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for generating a suspect abstract syntax tree by partially decompiling a compiled software module. The suspect abstract syntax tree is compared to one or more reference abstract syntax trees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: William J Spurlin
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPARING PARTIALLY DECOMPILED SOFTWARE
    Publication number: 20090172650
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for generating a suspect abstract syntax tree by partially decompiling a compiled software module. The suspect abstract syntax tree is compared to one or more reference abstract syntax trees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: William J. Spurlin