Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Kostyk

Timothy J. Kostyk 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: 8126581
    Abstract: A system for optimizing at least one of a design, production, or testing process of a product in a mass manufacturing process includes: a central processing unit; a network interface operatively connected to the central processing unit; a storage device; a memory including logic for execution by the central processing unit, wherein the logic includes: a server handler made up of a client applet and a client interface servlet which are configured for enabling authorized end-user communication; an error data collection handler configured for gathering error data; an error data classification handler; an analysis handler; a suggested actions report handler; and the system further includes a server database configured for storing, modifying, and deleting data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Kostyk, Theresa C. Kratschmer, Jeff R. Layton, Peter Kenneth Malkin, Stephen G. Perun, Kenneth L. Pyra, Padmanabhan Santhanam, John C. Thomas, Scott W. Weller
  • Patent number: 7945426
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of optimizing at least one of a design, production and testing process in a mass manufacturing process includes steps of: collecting error data relating to a product; classifying the error data into categories of symptoms; mapping the symptom to a revealing condition of the product; mapping the revealing condition to a test type; mapping a scope of a fix to phases of error injection mapping; and recommending modifications to an end user for at least one of the design, production, delivery, and testing process based on the scope of the fix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Kostyk, Theresa C. Kratschmer, Jeff R. Layton, Peter Kenneth Malkin, Stephen G. Perun, Kenneth L. Pyra, Padmanabhan Santhanam, John C. Thomas, Scott W. Weller
  • Patent number: 7729883
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of optimizing a design of a product in a mass manufacturing process includes steps of: collecting error data relating to a product; classifying the error data into categories of errors to provide classifier error data; analyzing relationships among the classified error data; producing an analysis report; and recommending modifications to an end user for the design of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Kostyk, Theresa C. Kratschmer, Jeff R. Layton, Peter Kenneth Malkin, Stephen G. Perun, Kenneth L. Pyra, Padmanabhan Santhanam, John C. Thomas, Scott W. Weller