Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Dolan
Andrew J. Dolan 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).
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Patent number: 11100468Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage device, for receiving a first request for a particular document relating to a food ingredient supplier or an ingredient supplied by the food ingredient supplier, from a first customer of the food ingredient supplier, receiving a second request for the particular document, from a different, second customer of the food ingredient supplier, providing, to the food ingredient supplier, an interface including a representation of the first and second requests, receiving, from the food ingredient supplier, the document relating to the food ingredient supplier or the ingredient supplier by the food ingredient supplier, and an indication that the document is to be distributed to both the first customer and the second customer, and in response to indication, providing the document to both the first customer and the second customer.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Information Exchange Holdings Inc.Inventors: Andrew J. Dolan, Gary Nowacki
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Publication number: 20210049552Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage device, for receiving a first request for a particular document relating to a food ingredient supplier or an ingredient supplied by the food ingredient supplier, from a first customer of the food ingredient supplier, receiving a second request for the particular document, from a different, second customer of the food ingredient supplier, providing, to the food ingredient supplier, an interface including a representation of the first and second requests, receiving, from the food ingredient supplier, the document relating to the food ingredient supplier or the ingredient supplier by the food ingredient supplier, and an indication that the document is to be distributed to both the first customer and the second customer, and in response to indication, providing the document to both the first customer and the second customer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Andrew J. Dolan, Gary Nowacki
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Patent number: 10783495Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage device, for receiving a first request for a particular document relating to a food ingredient supplier or an ingredient supplied by the food ingredient supplier, from a first customer of the food ingredient supplier, receiving a second request for the particular document, from a different, second customer of the food ingredient supplier, providing, to the food ingredient supplier, an interface including a representation of the first and second requests, receiving, from the food ingredient supplier, the document relating to the food ingredient supplier or the ingredient supplier by the food ingredient supplier, and an indication that the document is to be distributed to both the first customer and the second customer, and in response to indication, providing the document to both the first customer and the second customer.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Information Exchange Holdings Inc.Inventors: Andrew J. Dolan, Gary Nowacki
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Patent number: 8249954Abstract: Third party certification using enhanced claim validation, in which identification information uniquely identifying an item that has moved through a node in a supply chain is received and event data associated with the uniquely identified item is received from the node based on receiving the identification information. The process also includes performing a third party validation of an associated characteristic of the uniquely identified item based on the received event data, and providing a third party certification of the associated characteristic based on performing the third party validation.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2008Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Aginfolink, Holdings, Inc., A BVI CorporationInventors: Andrew J. Dolan, William R. Pape
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Publication number: 20120209890Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for evaluating inter-enterprise ingredient specification compliance. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining one or more normalized values that reflect an extent to which a supplier entity has satisfied an expectation of a receiver entity, populating a global ingredient database that references different ingredients, and different supplier entities and attributes associated with each ingredient, with the normalized values, receiving a user's selection of an ingredient, a supplier entity, or an attribute, aggregating one or more of the normalized values that are associated with the selected ingredient, supplier entity, or attribute in the global ingredient database, and outputting a representation of the aggregated values to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: AGINFOLINK HOLDINGS INC., A BVI CORPORATIONInventors: Gary Nowacki, Andrew J. Dolan, William R. Pape
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Publication number: 20120158602Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for measuring intra-enterprise ingredient specification compliance. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a document pertaining to particular shipment of an ingredient from a supplier, automatically determining, from the document, a value or a range of values for each of one or more attributes associated with the ingredient, accessing a specification that indicates a value or a range of values for each attribute, comparing, for each attribute, the value or range of values from the document to the specification value or range of values for the attribute, to identify an extent to which the attribute in the particular shipment of the ingredient satisfies the specification; and automatically taking action on the shipment based on the extent to which the shipment satisfies the specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Aginfolink Holdings, Inc., a BVI CorporationInventors: Andrew J. Dolan, William R. Pape, Gary Nowacki
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Patent number: 7714729Abstract: Enhanced product tracking, in which a data collection interface is established between a first supply management device and a transaction database, the data collection interface providing the transaction database with access to identification data and event data, the identification data uniquely identifying a pharmaceutical, and the event data relating to a supply chain process step for the pharmaceutical. Tracking also includes receiving a tracking request for formatted identification data and/or event data from a second supply management device; and establishing a data conversion interface between the second supply management device and the identification data and/or the event data, the data conversion interface providing the second supply management device with access to the identification data and/or the event data, according to the tracking request.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Aginfolink Holdings, Inc.Inventors: William R. Pape, Andrew J. Dolan, Leland D. Curkendall
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Patent number: 7705735Abstract: Agricultural data collection and management, such as for tracking a product in a supply chain. A data collection interface is established between a first supply management device and a transaction database, the data collection interface providing the transaction database with access to identification data and event data, the identification data uniquely identifying the product, and the event data relating to a supply chain process step for the product. A product tracking request for formatted identification data and/or event data is received from a second supply management device. A data conversion interface is established between the second supply management device, and the identification data and/or the event data, the data conversion interface providing the second supply management device with access to the identification data and/or the event data, according to the product tracking request.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2007Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Aginfolink Holdings, Inc.Inventors: William R. Pape, Andrew J. Dolan, Leland D. Curkendall
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Publication number: 20090198596Abstract: Third party certification using enhanced claim validation, in which identification information uniquely identifying an item that has moved through a node in a supply chain is received and event data associated with the uniquely identified item is received from the node based on receiving the identification information. The process also includes performing a third party validation of an associated characteristic of the uniquely identified item based on the received event data, and providing a third party certification of the associated characteristic based on performing the third party validation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: Aginfolink, Holdings, Inc., A BVI CorporationInventors: Andrew J. Dolan, William R. Pape
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Publication number: 20090198541Abstract: Enhanced brand label validation, in which identification information uniquely identifying items that have moved through one or more nodes of a supply chain is received, and event data associated with the uniquely identified items is received from the one or more nodes, based on the received identification information. The process also includes performing a validation of a characteristic of the uniquely identified items based on applying the received event data to multiple discrete evaluation frameworks, and providing a result of the validation for each of the multiple discrete evaluation frameworks.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: Aginfolink Holdings Inc., A BVI CorporationInventors: Andrew J. Dolan, William R. Pape
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Publication number: 20090187583Abstract: The enhanced validation of a label claim, in which identification information uniquely identifying an item that has moved through a node in a supply chain is received, the item being marked with a label claim. Event data associated with the uniquely identified item is received from the node, and received event data that validates or invalidates the label claim is output, in real time or near real time to receiving the identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: Aginfolink Holdings, Inc., A BVI CorporationInventors: William R. Pape, Andrew J. Dolan
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Publication number: 20080291030Abstract: Enhanced product tracking, in which a data collection interface is established between a first supply management device and a transaction database, the data collection interface providing the transaction database with access to identification data and event data, the identification data uniquely identifying a pharmaceutical, and the event data relating to a supply chain process step for the pharmaceutical. Tracking also includes receiving a tracking request for formatted identification data and/or event data from a second supply management device; and establishing a data conversion interface between the second supply management device and the identification data and/or the event data, the data conversion interface providing the second supply management device with access to the identification data and/or the event data, according to the tracking request.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: AGINFOLINK HOLDINGS, INC. A BVI CORPORATIONInventors: William R. Pape, Andrew J. Dolan, Leland D. Curkendall
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Publication number: 20080178197Abstract: Enhanced product tracking, in which a data collection interface is established between a first supply management device and a transaction database, the data collection interface providing the transaction database with access to identification data and event data, the identification data uniquely identifying a pharmaceutical, and the event data relating to a supply chain process step for the pharmaceutical. Tracking also includes receiving a tracking request for formatted identification data and/or event data from a second supply management device; and establishing a data conversion interface between the second supply management device and the identification data and/or the event data, the data conversion interface providing the second supply management device with access to the identification data and/or the event data, according to the tracking request.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: AGINFOLINK HOLDINGS, INC. A BVI CORPORATIONInventors: William PAPE, Andrew J. DOLAN, Leland D. CURKENDALL
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Patent number: 6995675Abstract: A system and method for agricultural data collection and management is described to provide quality assurance source verification data and performance tracking for agricultural items throughout the production cycle. Individual item data is efficiently collected, transferred, and shared in a transactional, event-oriented, row-oriented structure with few columns without need for creating relational structures. The system includes software components for data collection and real-time data lookup components; share, switch, route, and interface components; extract, transform, and load components; and report and analyze data components. Embodiments include data acquisition from multiple RFID reader locations; a web-based information system for a beef marketing alliance; value-based procurement, and supply chain management.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2003Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Inventors: Leland D. Curkendall, William R. Pape, Andrew J. Dolan
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Publication number: 20040200892Abstract: A method and system for maintaining source anonymity while providing food item source verification to substantiate a label claim, such as Country of Origin (COOL) labeling. A database, such as a transactional event database, records a private entity ID including events related to the labeling; and shipping and receiving events. One or more data view, such as a relational database data mart, is constructed from the event data so that a public ID replaces the entity private ID. In an authorized audit, the public ID is decoded to the private ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventors: LeLand D. Curkendall, William R. Pape, Andrew J. Dolan
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Patent number: 6664897Abstract: An efficient method and apparatus for livestock data collection and management is described to provide quality assurance source verification data and performance tracking for individual animals throughout the production cycle. Individual animal data is efficiently collected, transferred, and shared in a transactional, event-oriented, row-oriented structure with few columns without need for creating relational structures. The BeefLink™ software includes components for data collection and real-time data lookup components; share, switch, route, and interface components; extract, transform, and load components; and report and analyze data components. Embodiments include data acquisition from multiple RFID reader locations; a web-based information system for a beef marketing alliance; value-based procurement, and supply chain management.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2002Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Inventors: William R. Pape, Matthew J. Morrison, Andrew J. Dolan, Leland D. Curkendall, Olin M. Armentrout
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Publication number: 20020158765Abstract: An efficient method and apparatus for livestock data collection and management is described to provide quality assurance source verification data and performance tracking for individual animals throughout the production cycle. Individual animal data is efficiently collected, transferred, and shared in a transactional, event-oriented, row-oriented structure with few columns without need for creating relational structures. The BeefLink™ software includes components for data collection and real-time data lookup components; share, switch, route, and interface components; extract, transform, and load components; and report and analyze data components. Embodiments include data acquisition from multiple RFID reader locations; a web-based information system for a beef marketing alliance; value-based procurement, and supply chain management.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2002Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: William R. Pape, Matt Morrison, Andrew J. Dolan, Leland D. Curkendall, Olin Mark Armentrout