Patents by Inventor Alan Rockall

Alan Rockall 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 to estimate downtime and cost of downtime in an information technology infrastructure
    Publication number: 20030187967
    Abstract: An availability analysis software tool for estimating the downtime and cost of downtime in an information technology network. The tool can create a computer element model of software and hardware components in the network. The elements are combinable into logical group models and element and group models are further combinable into a model tree to simulate the network. Each element is assigned a workload and the sum of element workloads determine group and model workloads. Simulated element failures reduce workload in the group and model tree. Cost per unit workload lost during an element failure are assignable, wherein the estimated cost of downtime caused by element failures is determined by multiplying the amount of workload that is lost from the simulated element failures by the cost per unit workload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: Compaq Information
    Inventors: John B. Walsh, Alan Rockall, Alexander Sudarsky
  • Helicopter cable and equipment guide with shock absorbency
    Patent number: 4893767
    Abstract: A cable and equipment guide (35) for a helicopter (10) comprises a funnel (60) formed from a single thickness of malleable and polishable material, fixed to the helicopter fuselage (15) by a resilient mount comprising a bracket (120) carrying an elastomeric bushing (130) and a coil spring (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Ferraro, Philip P. Foerster, Alan Rockall, Steven R. Schwarz