Inventor
WHISNANT KEITH A
US26 patents
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SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC
14 patentsUS7281112B1Oct 9, 2007
Method for storing long-term performance data in a computer system with finite storage space
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC39 citations92
US7296132B1Nov 13, 2007
Method and apparatus for storing performance parameters in a limited storage space
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC15 citations84
US7197411B1Mar 27, 2007
Real-time power harness
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC13 citations84
US7269536B1Sep 11, 2007
Method and apparatus for quantitatively determining severity of degradation in a signal
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC10 citations81
US7444268B1Oct 28, 2008
Method and apparatus for identifying a drift in a quantized signal in a computer system
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC9 citations75
US7349823B2Mar 25, 2008
Using a genetic technique to optimize a regression model used for proactive fault monitoring
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC8 citations74
US7155365B1Dec 26, 2006
Optimal bandwidth and power utilization for ad hoc networks of wireless smart sensors
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC9 citations71
US7610173B2Oct 27, 2009
Technique for resolving “no-trouble-found” (NTF) events in electronic systems
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC3 citations63
US7483811B2Jan 27, 2009
Optimizing bandwidth and power in wireless networks of smart sensors
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC4 citations63
US7483816B2Jan 27, 2009
Length-of-the-curve stress metric for improved characterization of computer system reliability
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC2 citations61
US7523014B2Apr 21, 2009
High-sensitivity detection of an anomaly in a quantized signal
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC1 citations52
US7482947B2Jan 27, 2009
Camouflaging business-activity information in a telemetry signal through randomization
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC1 citations52
US7558985B2Jul 7, 2009
High-efficiency time-series archival system for telemetry signals
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC0 citations51
US7482946B2Jan 27, 2009
Method and apparatus for camouflaging business-activity information in a telemetry signal
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC0 citations51
ORACLE AMERICA INC
8 patentsUS7716006B2May 11, 2010
Workload scheduling in multi-core processors
ORACLE AMERICA INC23 citations92
US7702485B2Apr 20, 2010
Method and apparatus for predicting remaining useful life for a computer system
ORACLE AMERICA INC33 citations92
US7975175B2Jul 5, 2011
Risk indices for enhanced throughput in computing systems
ORACLE AMERICA INC37 citations91
US7711452B2May 4, 2010
Characterizing vibrational health in computer systems with variable component configurations
ORACLE AMERICA INC8 citations83
US8370586B2Feb 5, 2013
Multivalue statistical compression of telemetric time series data in a bounded storage footprint
ORACLE AMERICA INC5 citations73
US7840391B2Nov 23, 2010
Model-diversity technique for improved proactive fault monitoring
ORACLE AMERICA INC6 citations63
US7912685B1Mar 22, 2011
Mitigating quantization effects in computer telemetry signals
ORACLE AMERICA INC0 citations52
US8046112B2Oct 25, 2011
Method and apparatus for controlling temperature variations in a computer system
ORACLE AMERICA INC1 citations51