ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,361,116, issued on July 15, was assigned to Bryan Hugh Woodley (Warrenton, Va.).

"Protect software program audit/log messages in software code, in executable file, and during runtime execution" was invented by Bryan Hugh Woodley (Warrenton, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This present processor-implemented method provides a solution that protects software program audit/log messages during: development of software programs, generation of software program executables, and runtime execution of software program executables. The method separates audit/log messages from software programs, and represents audit/log messages as id=value pairs,...