Grand Rapids, MI, United States of America

Nathan Keith Walker

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. Active years: 2006.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Nathan Keith Walker. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/nathan-keith-walker

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 4.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 17(Granted Patents)


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Years Active: 2006

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Nathan Keith Walker: Software Analysis Patent Inventor

Introduction

Nathan Keith Walker is an inventor associated with Grand Rapids, Michigan. His work includes a patent for analyzing software assemblies to check whether program elements and their behaviors follow development rules.

Latest Patents

Walker is credited with 1 patent: “Non-invasive rule-based binary analysis of software assemblies.” The invention describes an analysis engine that receives a rule assembly and a target assembly, each containing metadata and intermediate language instructions. The engine identifies program elements or behaviors in the target assembly and applies relevant rules to check for adherence. The results can be stored for programmers to review later.

Career Highlights

Walker is associated with Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. His patent focuses on rule-based software analysis that can examine assemblies without requiring source code, helping programmers identify whether software components conform to development rules.

Collaborations

Walker’s listed coworkers include Krzysztof J. Cwalina and Michael C. Fanning.

Conclusion

Nathan Keith Walker’s patent documents an approach to checking software assemblies against development rules, with results available for later review by programmers.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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