Inventor
MCELFRESH DAVID K
US49 patents
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ORACLE AMERICA INC
12 patentsUS8055594B2Nov 8, 2011
Proactive detection of metal whiskers in computer systems
ORACLE AMERICA INC32 citations92
US7870440B2Jan 11, 2011
Method and apparatus for detecting multiple anomalies in a cluster of components
ORACLE AMERICA INC12 citations84
US7861593B2Jan 4, 2011
Rotational vibration measurements in computer systems
ORACLE AMERICA INC12 citations84
US7832818B1Nov 16, 2010
Inkjet pen with proximity interconnect
ORACLE AMERICA INC10 citations84
US7920974B2Apr 5, 2011
Generating a vibration profile for a rotating cooling device in a computer system
ORACLE AMERICA INC6 citations63
US7890278B2Feb 15, 2011
Characterizing the response of a device in a computer system to vibration over a frequency range
ORACLE AMERICA INC4 citations63
US7982468B2Jul 19, 2011
Apparatus and method for testing electrical interconnects with switches
ORACLE AMERICA INC2 citations59
US7800385B2Sep 21, 2010
Apparatus and method for testing electrical interconnects
ORACLE AMERICA INC3 citations59
US9557301B2Jan 31, 2017
Methods for characterizing vibration of a rack structure
ORACLE AMERICA INC0 citations52
US7869905B2Jan 11, 2011
Method and apparatus for using a heater to control the temperature of a power supply in a computer system
ORACLE AMERICA INC1 citations52
US7813119B2Oct 12, 2010
Method and apparatus for reducing coupled hard disk drive vibration
ORACLE AMERICA INC1 citations51
US7920986B2Apr 5, 2011
Surface shape metric and method to quantify the surface shape of electronic packages
ORACLE AMERICA INC1 citations48
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC
12 patentsUS7577542B2Aug 18, 2009
Method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting the resolution of telemetry signals
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC28 citations92
US7162393B1Jan 9, 2007
Detecting degradation of components during reliability-evaluation studies
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC23 citations92
US7216062B1May 8, 2007
Characterizing degradation of components during reliability-evaluation studies
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC11 citations84
US7184932B1Feb 27, 2007
Reliability prediction for complex components
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC17 citations83
US7330325B2Feb 12, 2008
Proactive fault monitoring of disk drives through phase-sensitive surveillance
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC8 citations74
US7353431B2Apr 1, 2008
Method and apparatus for proactive fault monitoring in interconnects
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC8 citations73
US7283919B2Oct 16, 2007
Determining the quality and reliability of a component by monitoring dynamic variables
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC9 citations73
US7680624B2Mar 16, 2010
Method and apparatus for performing a real-time root-cause analysis by analyzing degrading telemetry signals
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC3 citations62
US7466404B1Dec 16, 2008
Technique for diagnosing and screening optical interconnect light sources
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC3 citations58
US7323363B1Jan 29, 2008
Contact load profile modification for a compression socketed CPU
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC4 citations55
US7672808B2Mar 2, 2010
Determining a center of rotation for a component in a computer system
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC1 citations52
US6930488B1Aug 16, 2005
Method and apparatus for accelerated SER testing of circuitry
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC0 citations52
MCELFRESH DAVID K
5 patentsUS8213281B2Jul 3, 2012
Characterizing the performance of a disk drive across a range of vibration frequencies
MCELFRESH DAVID K0 citations51
US8140282B2Mar 20, 2012
Determining a total length for conductive whiskers in computer systems
MCELFRESH DAVID K1 citations51
US8306311B2Nov 6, 2012
Method and system for automated ball-grid array void quantification
MCELFRESH DAVID K0 citations50
US8140277B2Mar 20, 2012
Enhanced characterization of electrical connection degradation
MCELFRESH DAVID K1 citations50
US9229045B2Jan 5, 2016
In-situ characterization of a solid-state light source
MCELFRESH DAVID K0 citations39
GROSS KENNY C
4 patentsUS8543346B2Sep 24, 2013
Near-isotropic antenna for monitoring electromagnetic signals
GROSS KENNY C26 citations92
US8275738B2Sep 25, 2012
Radio frequency microscope for amplifying and analyzing electromagnetic signals by positioning the monitored system at a locus of an ellipsoidal surface
GROSS KENNY C28 citations92
US8204716B2Jun 19, 2012
System and method for characterizing vibration of a rack structure
GROSS KENNY C3 citations63
US8635048B2Jan 21, 2014
Methods for characterizing vibration of a rack structure
GROSS KENNY C0 citations52
BOUGAEV ANTON A
4 patentsUS8843330B2Sep 23, 2014
Characterizing the response of a computer system component to vibrations
BOUGAEV ANTON A0 citations51
US8666912B2Mar 4, 2014
Mechanical shock feature extraction for overstress event registration
BOUGAEV ANTON A1 citations51
US8601212B2Dec 3, 2013
Scheduling read operations during drive reconstruction in an array of redundant disk drives
BOUGAEV ANTON A0 citations51
US8239623B2Aug 7, 2012
Scheduling read operations during drive reconstruction in an array of redundant disk drives
BOUGAEV ANTON A0 citations51
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO
3 patentsUS6997540B2Feb 14, 2006
Substrate for fluid ejection devices
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO36 citations92
US6705705B2Mar 16, 2004
Substrate for fluid ejection devices
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO23 citations92
US6575559B2Jun 10, 2003
Joining of different materials of carrier for fluid ejection devices
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO23 citations92
ORACLE INT CORP
3 patentsUS11586195B2Feb 21, 2023
Estimating the remaining useful life for cooling fans based on a wear-out index analysis
ORACLE INT CORP0 citations63
US11307568B2Apr 19, 2022
Estimating the remaining useful life for cooling fans based on a wear-out index analysis
ORACLE INT CORP0 citations63
US10591383B2Mar 17, 2020
Characterizing the I/O-performance-per-watt of a computing device across a range of vibrational operating environments
ORACLE INT CORP0 citations42