Patents by Inventor Edward McFarland

Edward McFarland 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).

  • INTERNAL MATERIAL ACQUISITION AND REPORTING CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100191562
    Abstract: A supply-chain of an enterprise is monitored and managed using a system that acquires information from a plurality of supply-chain databases and generates reports based on the acquired information. In some examples, a plurality of common data fields for the plurality of databases are determined, data regarding one or more procurement items from each of the plurality of databases is acquired, wherein the data for each of the one or more procurement items comprises data corresponding to each of the common data fields, and one or more reports about the one or more procurement items are generated based on the requested data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: George Edward McFarland, Jr., Ricardo Luis Rivera, Christian Roehl
  • Process, test device, and test kit for a rapid assay having a visible readout
    Patent number: 4920046
    Abstract: A flow through test device and assay kit suitable for use by unskilled technicians is described. The flow through device has a porous support and an absorptive layer. The device is constructed for control of flow rates so that a tracer having a visible particulate label can be used. Optional flow control and porous spacer layers may be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Edward McFarland, Keith Uithoven, Jeffrey Carlson