Patents by Inventor John R. Amell

John R. Amell 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 for managing ergonomic risk exposure in manufacturing
    Patent number: 7457678
    Abstract: A system and method of planning an operational task of a workplace collects data related to at least one task. An ergonomic risk score of each task is generated. A determination is made if the ergonomic risk score is acceptable. An option is provided to a user to proceed with the plan if the ergonomic risk score is acceptable. An option is provided to the user to redesign at least a portion of the plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David R. Smith, Richard Jay Gardner, Amy May, Chuck Eggleston, David Curtis Smith, Andrea K. Pidduck, Peter J. Gaul, John R. Amell
  • METHOD FOR MANAGING ERGONOMIC RISK EXPOSURE IN MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20080109271
    Abstract: A system and method of planning an operational task of a workplace collects data related to at least one task. An ergonomic risk score of each task is generated. A determination is made if the ergonomic risk score is acceptable. An option is provided to a user to proceed with the plan if the ergonomic risk score is acceptable. An option is provided to the user to redesign at least a portion of the plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: DAVID R SMITH, Richard Jay Gardner, Amy May, Chuck Eggleston, David Curtis Smith, Andrea K. Pidduck, Peter J. Gaul, John R. Amell
  • Pneumatic monopod hoist
    Patent number: 6860470
    Abstract: A pneumatic monopod hoist that functions as a personal lifting aid. The hoist is light in weight to allow for hand transport and is sized to be used in constrained areas, such as within an aircraft fuselage. The hoist has operating controls located directly upon the housing and may be positioned at varying angles relative to a support surface, such as a floor, to provide optimum load support. The housing and the operating controls are further configured such that the housing can be held in an upright orientation with only a single hand, while the controls are activated with the same hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Karl J. Schaefer, John R. Amell
  • Pneumatic monopod hoist
    Publication number: 20040099850
    Abstract: A pneumatic monopod hoist that functions as a personal lifting aid. The hoist is light in weight to allow for hand transport and is sized to be used in constrained areas, such as within an aircraft fuselage. The hoist has operating controls located directly upon the housing and may be positioned at varying angles relative to a support surface, such as a floor, to provide optimum load support. The housing and the operating controls are further configured such that the housing can be held in an upright orientation with only a single hand, while the controls are activated with the same hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Karl J. Schaefer, John R. Amell