Patents by Inventor Brian Schweickart

Brian Schweickart 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).

  • COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE DELIVERY ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL
    Publication number: 20060085203
    Abstract: An integrated computer-implemented method for determining a delivery estimated time of arrival (“ETA”) for a vehicle. The method includes receiving post-release quality hold information, upfitter throughput information and historical delivery segment performance information relating to an undelivered vehicle; and determining a delivery ETA for the undelivered vehicle based on the post-release quality hold information, upfitter throughput information and historical delivery segment performance information. The delivery ETA is relied upon by the vehicle customer as an estimate of actual time of arrival.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Schweickart, Mary Jo Koenigbauer, William Fravel