Patents by Inventor Allan Packer

Allan Packer 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).

  • System and method for generating a probability distribution of computer performance ratios
    Patent number: 7827529
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a probability distribution indicating the probability of a range of performance ratios between computer systems. Benchmark and/or other testing results are obtained for both computer systems. For each test, a ratio of one system's performance to the other is calculated. The ratios and/or testing results may be weighted. From the performance ratios, a histogram is produced to indicate the probabilities of achieving the various ratios. Based on the distribution of probabilities, a particular performance ratio can be predicted with a corresponding level of confidence, and used for capacity planning or configuring a computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian N. Cockcroft, Brian L. Wong, Allan Packer
  • System and method for generating a probability distribution of computer performance ratios
    Publication number: 20070124353
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a probability distribution indicating the probability of a range of performance ratios between computer systems. Benchmark and/or other testing results are obtained for both computer systems. For each test, a ratio of one system's performance to the other is calculated. The ratios and/or testing results may be weighted. From the performance ratios, a histogram is produced to indicate the probabilities of achieving the various ratios. Based on the distribution of probabilities, a particular performance ratio can be predicted with a corresponding level of confidence, and used for capacity planning or configuring a computing environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Adrian Cockcroft, Brian Wong, Allan Packer
  • Dough product
    Patent number: 5348751
    Abstract: Method for preparing a dough product comprising the steps of:(a) preparing a dough;(b) forming one or more sheets of said dough into a layered body(c) slicing the layered body in a direction transverse to the layers; and(d) pressing the formed slice.Preferably, the dough is a laminated dough. The product is preferably filled to obtain a pizza.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: Unilever Patent Holdings B.V.
    Inventors: Allan Packer, deceased, Richard W. F. Yoell