Patents by Inventor Deric E. Walsh

Deric E. Walsh 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).

  • Risk reports for product quality planning and management
    Patent number: 8606624
    Abstract: A method to facilitate a Product Quality Planning and Management (PQPM) project associated with a product development cycle is provided. The method includes displaying on a user interface one or more activities to be executed for the PQPM project. The method further includes receiving, with an aid of the user interface, textual inputs indicative of a measurement criterion associated with an execution status the one or more activities. The method further includes developing a report to monitor a risk associated with the PQPM project, the report is based on the measurement criterion associated with the execution status of the one or more activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jasmeen K. Harsh, Deric E. Walsh, Erin M. Miller
  • RISK REPORTS FOR PRODUCT QUALITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20120253875
    Abstract: A method to facilitate a Product Quality Planning and Management (PQPM) project associated with a product development cycle is provided. The method includes displaying on a user interface one or more activities to be executed for the PQPM project. The method further includes receiving, with an aid of the user interface, textual inputs indicative of a measurement criterion associated with an execution status the one or more activities. The method further includes developing a report to monitor a risk associated with the PQPM project, the report is based on the measurement criterion associated with the execution status of the one or more activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jasmeen K. Harsh, Deric E. Walsh, Erin M. Miller
  • GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR PRODUCT QUALITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20120253874
    Abstract: A method to facilitate a Product Quality Planning and Management (PQPM) project associated with a product development cycle is provided. The method includes displaying on a user interface one or more activities to be executed for the PQPM project. The method further includes receiving, with an aid of the user interface, textual inputs indicative of a measurement criterion associated with an execution status the one or more activities. The method further includes tracking a progress of the PQPM project based at least in part on the received textual inputs for the measurement criterion associated with the execution status of the one or more activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jasmeen K. Harsh, Deric E. Walsh, Erin M. Miller