Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER R. SMALL

CHRISTOPHER R. SMALL 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).

  • Customized automated checklist creation, execution and communication
    Patent number: 9830564
    Abstract: A method for creating, executing and communicating customized, automated checklists may include dynamically creating a customized checklist including a plurality of checklist items. The method may also include transmitting a notification to a predetermined recipient that the customized checklist is available. The method may additionally include displaying the customized checklist on an interface device in response to the customized checklist being selected by the recipient. The method may additionally include updating a status of each checklist item in response to each checklist item being completed. The method may further include determining if a new checklist is available during execution of an existing checklist and allowing a user to switch to the new checklist during the execution of the existing checklist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gregory J. Small, Christopher R. Small
  • CUSTOMIZED AUTOMATED CHECKLIST CREATION, EXECUTION AND COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20130138467
    Abstract: A method for creating, executing and communicating customized, automated checklists may include dynamically creating a customized checklist including a plurality of checklist items. The method may also include transmitting a notification to a predetermined recipient that the customized checklist is available. The method may additionally include displaying the customized checklist on an interface device in response to the customized checklist being selected by the recipient. The method may additionally include updating a status of each checklist item in response to each checklist item being completed. The method may further include determining if a new checklist is available during execution of an existing checklist and allowing a user to switch to the new checklist during the execution of the existing checklist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: GREGORY J. SMALL, CHRISTOPHER R. SMALL