Patents by Inventor Sudhir M. Desai

Sudhir M. Desai 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: 7251583
    Abstract: Use of parts in products is managed to minimize the use of parts that will reach their end of life prior to the products for which those parts are usable. To manage use of a part, end of life data for the part is estimated and compared to the actual or projected end of life data of a product for which the part is to be used or is used. If the comparison indicates that the part will reach its end of life prior to the product, then various factors are considered to determine whether the part is to be used in the product. The factors include cost, scheduling, alternate part availability, redesign options and/or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sudhir M. Desai, James A. O'Connor, Theodore V. Purvin, Jr., Dean A. St. Pier, Anne-Marie L. Sweetland