Patents by Inventor Alan Luis Arvidson

Alan Luis Arvidson 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).

  • Patent number: 6816798
    Abstract: A network-based method and system for analyzing and displaying reliability data from a user is provided. The method includes recording reliability data, obtaining unreliability plots, obtaining Weibull distribution parameters, creating control charts for those parameters over time, and obtaining hypothesis tests to ensure reliability has not changed due to process variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Julio A. Pena-Nieves, Theodore D. Hill, III, Alan Luis Arvidson
  • Patent number: 6539271
    Abstract: A quality management system and computer based process for managing quality are disclosed. The quality management system includes a set of networked operator stations for entering data including critical to quality customer information and information relating to the equipment to be monitored on a quality basis. The system further includes an application server on the network for running the programs of the system such as critical to quality setup, report generation, logging to the database, and maintenance events. A database server is further included on the network for storing the local database. A web server holding a capability warehouse connects to the local database over a web connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Matthew Lech, Theodore Drummond Hill, III, Alan Luis Arvidson, Scott Raymond Paddock, Ahmir Hussain
  • Publication number: 20020113792
    Abstract: A network-based method and system for analyzing and displaying reliability data from a user records reliability data, obtains unreliability plots, obtains Weibull distribut9ion parameters, creates control charts for those parameters over time, and obtains hypothesis tests to ensure reliability has not changed due to process variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Julio A. Pena-Nieves, Theodore D. Hill, Alan Luis Arvidson
  • Publication number: 20020082736
    Abstract: A quality management system and computer based process for managing quality are disclosed. The quality management system includes a set of networked operator stations for entering data including critical to quality customer information and information relating to the equipment to be monitored on a quality basis. The system further includes an application server on the network for running the programs of the system such as critical to quality setup, report generation, logging to the database, and maintenance events. A database server is further included on the network for storing the local database. A web server holding a capability warehouse connects to the local database over a web connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Mark Matthew Lech, Theodore Drummond Hill, Alan Luis Arvidson, Scott Raymond Paddock, Ahmir Hussain
  • Patent number: 6353767
    Abstract: A method of developing a confidence level in reliability or producibility prediction scores that includes generating data for a set of factors, inserting the data into scorecards and dashboards, and calculating an overall Z score and Z confidence range. The scorecards and dashboards are used to calculate the confidence level in reliability scores. Each reliability or producibility factor may be weighted as to its importance to the overall confidence level. Factors included in the method include accuracy of the critical to quality flowdown; completeness of the critical to quality flowdown; percentage of the design analyzed; comprehensiveness of the design analysis; risk assessment analysis; percentage of component. subassembly or product reuse from other projects; percentage of the design complete; verification of the process capability; plant integration; order to remittance process integration; extent of pilot run; and effectiveness of a test plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas George Wakeman, Thomas Anthony Hauer, Alan Luis Arvidson