Patents by Inventor Donald D. Olson

Donald D. Olson 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).

  • Method for displaying warranty information
    Patent number: 6606031
    Abstract: A method 10 for displaying warranty information by use of a display of indicators 72, 74 having one of a variety of colors. Various item function groups 68, 70 are created and each function group has a certain indicator 72, 74. The color of each indicator 72, 74 is based upon the number of warranty claims received for the unique function group 68, 70 to which each indicator 72, 74 respectively pertains. These selectively colored indicators 72, 74 allow a user of the methodology 10 to be quickly and efficiently warned of the existence of an undesirably high amount of warranty claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Donald D. Olson
  • Method for displaying warranty infomation
    Publication number: 20030028403
    Abstract: A method 10 for displaying warranty information by use of a display of indicators 72, 74 having one of a variety of colors. Various item function groups 68, 70 are created and each function group has a certain indicator 72, 74. The color of each indicator 72, 74 is based upon the number of warranty claims received for the unique function group 68, 70 to which each indicator 72, 74 respectively pertains. These selectively colored indicators 72, 74 allow a user of the methodology 10 to be quickly and efficiently warned of the existence of an undesirably high amount of warranty claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventor: Donald D. Olson