Patents by Inventor Diana L. Herman

Diana L. Herman 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 a data dictionary
    Patent number: 8620936
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a system for facilitating transfer of data and information over a network includes a database component for storing data and information related to a machine and at least one part thereof, a communication component adapted to communicate with a user via a user device over the network, and a processing component adapted to receive a request for data and information from the user over the network via the user device and process the request by retrieving data and information from the database component related to the machine or the at least one part thereof specified by the user passed with the request. The communication component is adapted to transfer the data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof from the database component to the user device for viewing by the user on the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Peter J. Lake, Diana L. Herman, Kenneth D. Bouvier, Matthew K. Fay
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DATA DICTIONARY
    Publication number: 20090276438
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a system for facilitating transfer of data and information over a network includes a database component for storing data and information related to a machine and at least one part thereof, a communication component adapted to communicate with a user via a user device over the network, and a processing component adapted to receive a request for data and information from the user over the network via the user device and process the request by retrieving data and information from the database component related to the machine or the at least one part thereof specified by the user passed with the request. The communication component is adapted to transfer the data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof from the database component to the user device for viewing by the user on the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Peter J. Lake, Diana L. Herman, Kenneth D. Bouvier, Matthew K. Fay