Patents by Inventor Bart A. Macleod

Bart A. Macleod 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).

  • Method and apparatus for creating workflow maps of business processes
    Patent number: 5630069
    Abstract: The invention is a method and system which provides consultants, business process analysts, and application developers with a unified tool with which to conduct business process analysis, design, and documentation. The invention may be implemented using a software system which has two functional sets. One is a set of graphical tools that can be used by a developer or business analyst to map out business processes. The second is a set of tools that can be used to document and specify in detail the attributes of each workflow definition, including roles, timing, conditions of satisfaction, forms, and links required to complete a business process definition. The invention utilizes fundamental concept of workflow analysis that any business process can be interpreted as a sequence of basic transactions called workflows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Action Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Flores, Chauncey F. Bell, III, Pablo A. Flores, Rodrigo F. Flores, Raul Medina-Mora Icaza, Jaime G. Vasquez, Thomas E. White, Russell G. Redenbaugh, John A. McAfee, Bart A. Macleod, Juan L. Saldivar, Terry A. Winogard, Robert P. Dunham