Patents by Inventor Gerald C. Cohen

Gerald C. Cohen 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).

  • Reliability model generator
    Patent number: 5014220
    Abstract: An improved method and system for automatically generating reliability models for use with a reliability evaluation tool is described. The reliability model generator of the present invention includes means for storing a plurality of low level reliability models which represent the reliability characteristics for low level system components. In addition, the present invention includes means for defining the interconnection of the low level reliability models via a system architecture description. In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a reliability model for the entire system is automatically generated by aggregating the low level reliability models based on the system architecture description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Catherine M. McMann, Gerald C. Cohen