Patents by Inventor Kurt J. Leuchten

Kurt J. Leuchten 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).

  • Replacement of suspect or marginally defective computing system components during fulfillment test of build-to-order test phase
    Patent number: 9672142
    Abstract: A fulfillment test of a computing system having components is performed within a build-to-order test phase. Responsive to the fulfillment test failing, the component that most contributed to the fulfillment test failing is replaced, regardless of whether the given component was determined to be suspect or marginally defective pursuant to a fabrication test previously performed within a build-to-plan test phase. Any other component of that contributed to the fulfillment test failing and that was determined to be suspect or marginally defective pursuant to the fabrication test previously performed within the build-to-plan test phase is also replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Gadzinski, Anthony G. Gorey, Richard W. Gregory, Rohan A. Jones, Michel H. Joseph, Kurt J. Leuchten, Gerald G. Stanquist, Brian W. Stocker
  • Replacement of suspect or marginally defective computing system components during fulfillment test of build-to-order test phase
    Publication number: 20140364984
    Abstract: A fulfillment test of a computing system having components is performed within a build-to-order test phase. Responsive to the fulfillment test failing, the component that most contributed to the fulfillment test failing is replaced, regardless of whether the given component was determined to be suspect or marginally defective pursuant to a fabrication test previously performed within a build-to-plan test phase. Any other component of that contributed to the fulfillment test failing and that was determined to be suspect or marginally defective pursuant to the fabrication test previously performed within the build-to-plan test phase is also replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Matthew Gadzinski, Anthony G. Gorey, Richard W. Gregory, Rohan A. Jones, Michel H. Joseph, Kurt J. Leuchten, Gerald G. Stanquist, Brian W. Stocker