Patents by Inventor William R. Cromer

William R. Cromer 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).

  • Method and apparatus for automatically generating database definitions of indirect facts from entity-relationship diagrams
    Patent number: 5535325
    Abstract: A computer-implemented process accepts information input from an existing ER model of data representing a given environment and, in response to the input, automatically creates a new database structural definition that represents indirect facts about a base entity that are indicated by the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin T. Cattell, William R. Cromer, Shihta Lin, Bruce E. Neuchterlein, Thomas E. Potok