Patents by Inventor Cary Frederick De Van

Cary Frederick De Van 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 of calculating a projected service cost assessment
    Patent number: 7600154
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-usable medium for computing a serviceability assessment, calculating a preventative maintenance assessment, and in response to computing the serviceability and preventative maintenance assessments, computing a projected service cost assessment. A preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a processor, a data bus, and a computer-readable medium including a serviceability assessment tool. The serviceability assessment tool further includes a serviceability assessment module, a hardware installation assessment module, a preventative maintenance assessment module, and a projected service cost assessment module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Appleman, David F. Champion, Cary Frederick De Van, Walter C. Metz, Jr., David A. Sawin, Hoyt C. Simmons