Patents by Inventor Ada C. Lawniczak

Ada C. Lawniczak 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).

  • Supplier performance and accountability system
    Patent number: 8311880
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring, managing and improving the quality and performance of supplied products and services across a large and potentially very diverse organization or enterprise. The invention provides a more accurate and comprehensive view of a supplier's overall quality and performance record than conventional systems and methods because it features real-time, interactive access to both quantitative and qualitative performance data throughout the entire life of the supplied product or service. The invention provides this real-time interactive access to the quality and performance data at multiple levels of detail according to user preference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc.
    Inventors: Elaine Bauer Zabriskie, Ada C. Lawniczak, Ta-sheng Wei, Gail Z. Cardona