Patents by Inventor D. Russell Hickman

D. Russell Hickman 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: 7340350
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, systems, and computer readable media for deriving chemical compositions that are present in a chemical product to be manufactured and for determining whether the chemical product complies with government regulations. A method can comprise obtaining a bill of material including components to manufacture the chemical product; ascertaining whether any of the components includes subcomponents; replacing any components including subcomponents with the subcomponents in a revised bill of material; and deriving from the revised bill of material the chemical compositions present in the manufactured chemical product. In some embodiments, the derived chemical compositions can be compared to a stored set of government regulatory standards relating to the chemical compositions to determine compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Craig Andrew Niermann, Paul Jayaraj Rajiah, Steven James Ankabrandt, Bryan Robert Swenson, Abraham James Cox, D. Russell Hickman
  • Patent number: 6163732
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products determine compliance of a chemical product to be manufactured to government regulations that govern the manufactured product. According to the invention, the chemical compositions that are present in the chemical product to be manufactured are ascertained. The chemical compositions so ascertained are compared to a stored set of government regulatory standards related to the chemical compositions to determine compliance. Accordingly, compliance with complex government regulations governing chemical products can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Frederick David Petke, D. Russell Hickman, William D. Graham, Jr.