Patents by Inventor Brendan Solan

Brendan Solan 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 maintaining the quality of produced products
    Patent number: 6889109
    Abstract: A method 10 for maintaining the quality of produced goods by selectively, automatically, and remotely identifying the location of the goods 11 within a storage facility 19, thereby allowing modifications to be efficiently made to the located goods 11 in order to maintain the quality of the goods 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Brendan Solan, Chad E. Esselink
  • Method for receiving and shipping items
    Patent number: 6789729
    Abstract: A method for receiving and shipping vehicles or other manufactured items in which the items are assigned several identification numbers and in which the transport conveyances and/or railcars are similarly and respectively assigned several identification numbers. These identification numbers cooperatively allow the vehicles to be quickly located within a storage yard facility and to be efficiently and accurately assigned to a transport vehicle or railcar, effective to allow the vehicles to be transported to a desired destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Brendan Solan, Victor Kudyba