Patents by Inventor Joseph Michael Fitzgerald

Joseph Michael Fitzgerald 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).

  • Patent number: 5798950
    Abstract: Durations of activities in forming a system (the "current system") are estimated, using data including i) durations of first activities and scores for a number of previously formed systems (the "past systems"), ii) scores for the current system, and iii) a model defining a relationship between duration of the first activities and such scores. A factor for the model is computed in response to the first activities and scores for the past systems. An expected duration for first activities of the current system is computed in response to the computed factor and the scores for the current system. The scores for such systems are generated by defining and scoring subsystems for the system and combining the scores of the subsystems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph Michael Fitzgerald