Patents by Inventor Barry Steven Grant

Barry Steven Grant 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).

  • Craftsmanship rating system and method
    Patent number: 7080023
    Abstract: A system and method of craftsmanship rating of vehicles includes the steps of receiving customer data relating to craftsmanship for a vehicle and building a component/system database from the collected customer data. The method also includes the steps of rating the vehicle for craftsmanship based on component/system database to obtain an actual rating and setting a target rating for the vehicle based on the actual rating. The method includes the steps of identifying craftsmanship issues that resolve a gap from the actual rating to the target rating. The method further includes the steps of determining whether the identified craftsmanship issues will resolve the gap from the actual rating to the target rating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Barry Steven Grant, Dawn Gietzen, David Pericak, Ray Wright, II
  • Craftsmanship rating system and method
    Publication number: 20030033189
    Abstract: A system and method of craftsmanship rating of vehicles includes the steps of receiving customer data relating to craftsmanship for a vehicle and building a component/system database from the collected customer data. The method also includes the steps of rating the vehicle for craftsmanship based on component/system database to obtain an actual rating and setting a target rating for the vehicle based on the actual rating. The method includes the steps of identifying craftsmanship issues that resolve a gap from the actual rating to the target rating. The method further includes the steps of determining whether the identified craftsmanship issues will resolve the gap from the actual rating to the target rating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Barry Steven Grant, Dawn Gietzen, David Pericak, Ray Wright