Patents by Inventor John Carolan

John Carolan 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).

  • Determination of support costs for a scheduled release of a product
    Patent number: 12608722
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method (CIM), according to one embodiment, includes building a first support profile for a first predetermined product that is scheduled to be released. The first support profile is based on historical data of predetermined types. The CIM further includes calculating, based on the first support profile, a number of expected escapes for at least a first functional area of the first predetermined product, and predicting a total number of customer cases that will result from the scheduled release. An indication of the predicted total number of customer cases is added in a cost report about the scheduled release of the first predetermined product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Chatham, David O'Grady, Paul John Ellis, Garima Verma, John Carolan
  • DETERMINATION OF SUPPORT COSTS FOR A SCHEDULED RELEASE OF A PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20250238822
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method (CIM), according to one embodiment, includes building a first support profile for a first predetermined product that is scheduled to be released. The first support profile is based on historical data of predetermined types. The CIM further includes calculating, based on the first support profile, a number of expected escapes for at least a first functional area of the first predetermined product, and predicting a total number of customer cases that will result from the scheduled release. An indication of the predicted total number of customer cases is added in a cost report about the scheduled release of the first predetermined product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: William Chatham, David O'Grady, Paul John Ellis, Garima Verma, John Carolan
  • Process for preparing dibenzocycloheptene compounds
    Patent number: 5932767
    Abstract: Protriptyline can be prepared from 5-dihydrodibenzocycloheptatriene, by deprotonation, followed by reaction at low temperatures with 1,3-bromochloropropane to give the 5-(chloropropyl)-dibenzocycloheptatriene, which is reacted with methylamine in a displacement reaction to give the protriptyline product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Hoerrner, Joseph Auerbach, John Carolan