Patents by Inventor Dirk B. Shaffron

Dirk B. Shaffron 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).

  • SUPPLIER TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT RISK ASSESSMENT
    Publication number: 20150186814
    Abstract: A system is provided that may receive assignment of quantitative risk ratings to respective characteristic elements and respective technical-profile elements based on applicability of the respective characteristic elements to a particular product and a particular manufacturing supplier. And the system may generate a technical risk assessment of the particular manufacturing supplier for the particular product, with the technical risk assessment including a plurality of risk factors each of which may be related to one or more characteristic elements and technical-profile elements. The system may receive assignment of quantitative parameters and calculate risk scores for respective risk factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thomas Y. Ng, Sook K. Kim, Dirk B. Shaffron, Zaynal A. Pham, Dennis C. Johnson, Jeffrey W. Canady, Jennifer J. Painter