Patents by Inventor Craig Leonard Brocklehurst

Craig Leonard Brocklehurst 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).

  • Methods and systems for managing supply chain processes
    Patent number: 7343331
    Abstract: A web-based supply chain system manages internal users, suppliers, and external customers to improve business productivity. The web-based system includes a server, at least one computer, and a network that couples the computer to the server. The server is configured with a database of supply chain business information. The server also includes a plurality of user interfaces that are associated with business transactional applications. Furthermore, the server allows a user to access and retrieve the supply chain business transactional applications. The data is available for users, suppliers, and customers to view through a secure connection to a business entity's server system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John David Whitenack, Shawn Eric Holt, Jeffrey John Cismoski, Margo Teetzel Moats, Matthew Duane Kress, Francis Gerard Stepic, Paul Edward Johnson, Lanell Scot Gray, Craig Leonard Brocklehurst
  • System and method for managing customer productivity through central repository
    Patent number: 7082403
    Abstract: A system and a method for managing various Customer Productivity Applications utilize a web-enabled interactive database to organize, store and retrieve information for the benefit of the customer community to effectively manage the business. The system captures all customers related information and provides on-line, up-to-date information to the users upon request. The system is configured to manage various Customer Productivity Applications to increase the customers' productivity and minimizes cost of ownership by analyzing the customers' fleet, perform industry comparisons, and run iterations to develop fleet optimal performance requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael James Wagner, Patrick Joseph Howard, Craig Leonard Brocklehurst, Dwight Collins Wilson, Michael Scott Godbey, James Geoffrey Chirumbolo McKee
  • Durability wizard
    Publication number: 20030055841
    Abstract: An internet-based system and method are provided for allowing access to product upgrades, enhancements, developments and service opportunities. A database is configured with dynamically changing product data. A user can provide sufficient information on existing products of the user to access related product information. The related product information provided is up-to-date timely information relating to available service bulletins, upgrades and enhancements, addressing specific customer data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Stuart Levin, Michael James Wagner, Dwight Collins Wilson, Jonathan Martin Wood, Craig Leonard Brocklehurst, John Collier How
  • Methods and systems for managing supply chain processes
    Publication number: 20030009397
    Abstract: A web-based supply chain system manages internal users, suppliers, and external customers to improve business productivity. The web-based system includes a server, at least one computer, and a network that couples the computer to the server. The server is configured with a database of supply chain business information. The server also includes a plurality of user interfaces that are associated with business transactional applications. Furthermore, the server allows a user to access and retrieve the supply chain business transactional applications. The data is available for users, suppliers, and customers to view through a secure connection to a business entity's server system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: John David Whitenack, Shawn Eric Holt, Jeffrey John Cismoski, Margo Teetzel Moats, Matthew Duane Kress, Francis Gerard Stepic, Paul Edward Johnson, Lanell Scot Gray, Craig Leonard Brocklehurst
  • System and method for managing customer productivity through central repository
    Publication number: 20020174004
    Abstract: A system and a method for managing various Customer Productivity Applications utilize a web-enabled interactive database to organize, store and retrieve information for the benefit of the customer community to effectively manage the business. The system captures all customers related information and provides on-line, up-to-date information to the users upon request. The system is configured to manage various Customer Productivity Applications to increase the customers' productivity and minimizes cost of ownership by analyzing the customers' fleet, perform industry comparisons, and run iterations to develop fleet optimal performance requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Michael James Wagner, Patrick Joseph Howard, Craig Leonard Brocklehurst, Dwight Collins Wilson, Michael Scott Godbey, James Geoffrey Chirumbolo McKee