Patents by Inventor Kip M. Farmer

Kip M. Farmer 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).

  • Method of calculating device metrics
    Patent number: 6950781
    Abstract: A method and system of calculating device metric is disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, life-cycle data for devices are acquired; then, the devices are qualified based on the completeness and consistency of the data for calculating the metric. The metric is then calculated using the qualified devices data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Rudolph J. Gomez, Peter M. Piet, Kip M. Farmer
  • Method of calculating device metrics
    Publication number: 20040249602
    Abstract: A method and system of calculating device metric is disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, life-cycle data for devices are acquired; then, the devices are qualified based on the completeness and consistency of the data for calculating the metric. The metric is then calculated using the qualified devices data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Rudolph J. Gomez, Peter M. Piet, Kip M. Farmer