Patents by Inventor Bill Huntley

Bill Huntley 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).

  • Service-portal enabled automation control module (ACM)
    Patent number: 7266589
    Abstract: The invention presents a system and a method for assisting automation control module (ACM) customers to retrieve information relevant to their specific ACM(s). A service-portal ACM combines a conventional ACM with a service portal and/or a general-purpose computer to facilitate locating relevant information by the customers. The service-portal ACM comprises a first central processing unit (CPU), and a first memory operably connected to the first CPU. A second CPU is operably connected to the first CPU, and a second memory is operably connected to the second CPU for storing a service-portal database containing a first set of service-portal data and one or more links to a second set of service-portal data stored in a remote network server. A first network interface is operably connected to the second CPU and to a gateway configured for enabling the second CPU to communicate with the remote network server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carrie Brownhill, Bill Huntley, David Collier, Ferrell Mercer, Jason Kadingo, Brad Bolfing, Dan Miller
  • Service-portal enabled automation control module (ACM)
    Publication number: 20030033376
    Abstract: The invention presents a system and a method for assisting automation control module (ACM) customers to retrieve information relevant to their specific ACM(s). A service-portal ACM combines a conventional ACM with a service portal and/or a general-purpose computer to facilitate locating relevant information by the customers. The service-portal ACM comprises a first central processing unit (CPU), and a first memory operably connected to the first CPU. A second CPU is operably connected to the first CPU, and a second memory is operably connected to the second CPU for storing a service-portal database containing a first set of service-portal data and one or more links to a second set of service-portal data stored in a remote network server. A first network interface is operably connected to the second CPU and to a gateway configured for enabling the second CPU to communicate with the remote network server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Carrie Brownhill, Bill Huntley, David Collier, Ferrell Mercer, Jason Kadingo, Brad Bolfing, Dan Miller