Patents by Inventor Catherine A. Roling

Catherine A. Roling 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).

  • System and method for producing production control software
    Patent number: 6385494
    Abstract: A method and system for producing production control software for a plurality of electronic control modules, is provided. The electronic control modules are located on production machines. Each production machine includes a subset of the electronic control modules. The system includes a part file staging area for receiving and storing new production control software from a design engineering group. A product engineering workstation is coupled to the part file staging area and operated by a product engineering user. The product engineering user can review, modify and approve the new production control software. A production staging area, coupled to the product engineering workstation, receives and stores approved production control software and receives an order for a production machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Blahnik, Stephen J. Jackson, Steven D. Monday, Allen B. Peacock, Catherine A. Roling, Leslie W. Johnson, Paul M. McCarron, Bruce W. Day