Patents by Inventor Brandi Wood

Brandi Wood 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: 9684903
    Abstract: A system and method for remotely providing expert assistance receive identification information from a mobile device that is representative of a component and communicate the identification information to remotely located expert personnel. The system and method also receive an expert-identified work scope that includes guidance information for display on the mobile device to guide the operator through diagnosing, repairing, testing, and/or replacing the component. The system and method also store the expert-identified work scope and the identification information such that the expert-identified work scope is associated with the identification information. The system and method compare subsequently received identification information with the stored identification information and automatically select and communicate the expert-identified work scope based on comparing the subsequently received identification information with the stored identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Connolly, Raju Venkataramana, Sharoda Paul, Piyush Modi, Joseph William Bolinger, Brandi Wood
  • Patent number: 9239991
    Abstract: A system and method for remotely supporting users includes receiving identification information of a potential problem with a remotely located equipment from a user and responding to receiving the identification information by providing a recommended work scope to the user. The recommended work scope includes a recommended series of actions to perform to at least one of repair or replace a component subsystem and an instructional representation for display on a mobile device. The first instructional representation both illustrates the series of actions to perform and includes at least one annotation to represent an alert to the user that is related to the action being illustrated. The first instructional representation includes images, videos, and/or a combination thereof that are displayed on the mobile device to guide the user through the recommended work scope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Connolly, Gina Trombley, Brandi Wood
  • Publication number: 20150066286
    Abstract: A system and method for remotely supporting users includes receiving identification information of a potential problem with a remotely located equipment from a user and responding to receiving the identification information by providing a recommended work scope to the user. The recommended work scope includes a recommended series of actions to perform to at least one of repair or replace a component subsystem and an instructional representation for display on a mobile device. The first instructional representation both illustrates the series of actions to perform and includes at least one annotation to represent an alert to the user that is related to the action being illustrated. The first instructional representation includes images, videos, and/or a combination thereof that are displayed on the mobile device to guide the user through the recommended work scope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: PAUL CONNOLLY, GINA TROMBLEY, BRANDI WOOD
  • Publication number: 20150067018
    Abstract: A system and method for remotely providing expert assistance receive identification information from a mobile device that is representative of a component and communicate the identification information to remotely located expert personnel. The system and method also receive an expert-identified work scope that includes guidance information for display on the mobile device to guide the operator through diagnosing, repairing, testing, and/or replacing the component. The system and method also store the expert-identified work scope and the identification information such that the expert-identified work scope is associated with the identification information. The system and method compare subsequently received identification information with the stored identification information and automatically select and communicate the expert-identified work scope based on comparing the subsequently received identification information with the stored identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Paul CONNOLLY, Raju VENKATARAMANA, Sharoda PAUL, Piyush MODI, Joseph William BOLINGER, Brandi WOOD
  • Patent number: 7147189
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for sensing movement of a point rail away from a stock rail by a selected distance, by closing a switch to shunt a track circuit, with means for resetting the apparatus to open the switch only after manual resetting of the point rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Augustus Brown, Wallace M. Catanach, III, Andrew Ruggiero, Michael Voth, Brandi Wood
  • Patent number: 7134632
    Abstract: An apparatus for sensing movement of a point rail away from a stock rail by a selected distance, by closing a switch to shunt a track circuit. Manual resetting of the point rail is required to reset the apparatus to open the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Augustus Brown, Wallace M. Catanach, III, Andrew Ruggiero, Michael Voth, Brandi Wood
  • Publication number: 20060180711
    Abstract: An apparatus for sensing movement of a point rail away from a stock rail by a selected distance, by closing a switch to shunt a track circuit, with means for resetting the apparatus to open the switch only after manual resetting of the point rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Augustus Brown, Wallace Catanach, Andrew Ruggiero, Michael Voth, Brandi Wood
  • Publication number: 20060180710
    Abstract: An apparatus for sensing movement of a point rail away from a stock rail by a selected distance, by closing a switch to shunt a track circuit, with means for resetting the apparatus to open the switch only after manual resetting of the point rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Augustus Brown, Wallace Catanach, Andrew Ruggiero, Michael Voth, Brandi Wood