This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Salesforce, Inc.. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Walter Harley: Inventor of Locally Stored Vector Embedding Databases
Introduction
Walter Harley is an inventor based in Bellevue, Washington, and works at Salesforce, Inc. His patent work includes a method for using locally stored vector databases to support code generation with generative artificial intelligence.
Latest Patents
Harley is associated with 1 patent: “Locally-Stored Vector Embedding Databases.” The patent describes storing two vector databases on a local machine, each containing embeddings of contextual information. When a user submits a code-generation query, the system compares an embedding of the query with embeddings in both databases, then uses relevant information from each to construct a prompt. A generative AI model uses the query and selected information to produce a response.
Career Highlights
Harley’s disclosed invention addresses how locally available contextual information can be retrieved and combined to guide AI-generated code. The approach brings together vector search, prompt generation, and generative AI processing.
Collaborations
Harley’s listed coworkers include Zhujun Lan and Jonathan Gellin. The patent’s described system combines information from multiple vector databases, though the available details do not specify the individual contributions of its collaborators.
Conclusion
Walter Harley’s patent describes a locally stored, multi-database approach to supplying relevant context for AI-assisted code generation.
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