Patents by Inventor Brian A. McCarthy

Brian A. McCarthy 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: 10114670
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for implementation of back-end system for providing point-of-use toolkits. The apparatus may receive an assignment of work tasks assigned to a technician for manufacture of a tangible product. In response, the apparatus may compile a point-of-use toolkit including comprehensive information regarding the work tasks, and transmit the point-of-use toolkit to a front-end system associated with the technician. The apparatus may determine an occurrence of a delay associated with the schedule that impacts the assignment of the one or more work tasks, and transmit information associated with the delay to the manufacturing scheduling system. In response to receiving an update to the assignment of the tasks from the manufacturing scheduling system, the apparatus may compile an update of the point-of-use toolkit, and transmit the update of the point-of-use toolkit to the front-end system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John William Glatfelter, Brian Dale Laughlin, Brian A. McCarthy
  • Publication number: 20160357599
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for implementation of back-end system for providing point-of-use toolkits. The apparatus may receive an assignment of work tasks assigned to a technician for manufacture of a tangible product. In response, the apparatus may compile a point-of-use toolkit including comprehensive information regarding the work tasks, and transmit the point-of-use toolkit to a front-end system associated with the technician. The apparatus may determine an occurrence of a delay associated with the schedule that impacts the assignment of the one or more work tasks, and transmit information associated with the delay to the manufacturing scheduling system. In response to receiving an update to the assignment of the tasks from the manufacturing scheduling system, the apparatus may compile an update of the point-of-use toolkit, and transmit the update of the point-of-use toolkit to the front-end system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: John William Glatfelter, Brian Dale Laughlin, Brian A. McCarthy
  • Patent number: 4804573
    Abstract: A packaging material for foodstuffs comprises a sheet material having on the rear face a water-based or water-borne cold seal adhesive applied thereto without a primer coat and on the front face a water-based or water-borne overprint varnish applied over the printed matter. The cold seal adhesive is applied to chosen areas of the rear face by conventional means and then dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1989
    Inventors: Brian A. McCarthy, John P. McKeon