Patents by Inventor David J. Trotter

David J. Trotter 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 integrating asset tagging with a manufacturing process
    Patent number: 8350677
    Abstract: A system includes an ordering module, an asset tagging module, a database, and a manufacturer server. The ordering module is configured to receive an order for a component from a web browser. The asset tagging module is configured to receive information for an asset tag from the web browser, and to receive a selection of a location on the component to place the asset tag. The database is configured to store the order for the component, the information for the asset tag, and the location of the asset tag on the component. The manufacturer server is configured to retrieve the order for the component, the information for the asset tag, and the location of the asset tag on the component, and to direct printing of the information on the asset tag and placement of the asset tag at the location on the component prior to placing the component in packaging for the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: John Mullin, David J. Trotter, John Herrick, Reza Koohrangpour, Stuart Ross Hobbie
  • System and Method for Integrating Asset Tagging with a Manufacturing Process
    Publication number: 20110084813
    Abstract: A system includes an ordering module, an asset tagging module, a database, and a manufacturer server. The ordering module is configured to receive an order for a component from a web browser. The asset tagging module is configured to receive information for an asset tag from the web browser, and to receive a selection of a location on the component to place the asset tag. The database is configured to store the order for the component, the information for the asset tag, and the location of the asset tag on the component. The manufacturer server is configured to retrieve the order for the component, the information for the asset tag, and the location of the asset tag on the component, and to direct printing of the information on the asset tag and placement of the asset tag at the location on the component prior to placing the component in packaging for the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: John Mullin, David J. Trotter, John Herrick, Reza Koohrangpour, Stuart Ross Hobbie