Patents by Inventor Gregory John Fera

Gregory John Fera 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 AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A FLEET OF REMOTE ASSETS AND/OR ASCERTAINING A REPAIR FOR AN ASSET
    Publication number: 20160078695
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to indicating a repair to perform on an asset based on historic data related to a repair on the asset and/or sensor data associated with the asset. An evaluate component aggregates information related an asset such as a repair performed or data from a sensor. A repair evaluation component indicates a repair to perform on the asset based on at least one of the data from the sensor or the information related to the asset. By utilizing asset-specific information and historical data, repair schedules for assets can be more accurate and thereby reducing untimely repairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Shawn Arthur McClintic, Nicholas E. Roddy, David Richard Gibson, Glenn Robert Shaffer, Louis Andrew Schick, Michael James Pierro, William Roy Schneider, Kimberley M. Mangino, Gregory James Hampson, Paul Edward Cuddihy, Gregory John Fera, Richard Gerald Bliley, Luis Ivan Meneses, James E. Schlabach
  • System and method for managing a fleet of remote assets
    Patent number: 7783507
    Abstract: Method and system for managing a plurality of remote assets, such as a fleet mobile assets is provided. The method allows for collecting data regarding each of a plurality of remote assets. The collected data is used to develop historical information regarding actual usage of each remote asset. The information is distributed via a global information network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Louis A Schick, Kimberley M. Mangino, Gregory James Hampson, Paul Edward Cuddihy, Gregory John Fera, Richard Gerald Bliley, Luis Ivan Gomez Meneses, Michael James Pierro, James E. Schlabach, William Roy Schneider
  • Method and system for remotely managing communication of data used for predicting malfunctions in a plurality of machines
    Patent number: 7051044
    Abstract: A method and system for managing communication of electronic data between a diagnostic service center and a plurality of mobile assets (10) generally remote relative to each other is provided. The electronic data comprises at least respective mobile asset data indicative of respective performance of the plurality of mobile assets. The mobile asset data used for detecting the presence of potential malfunctions which, if left uncorrected, would likely result in respective mission failures of the assets. The method allows for storing in a database (104) a list of respective cases to be processed. The method further allows for assigning to each case a respective download priority. A determining action allows for determining each case to be populated next with new mobile asset data based upon the assigned download priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gregory John Fera, Eric Harold Hedlund, Steven Loncher, John H. Lovelace, Thomas E. O'Camb, James E. Pander, Ashish Puri, Michael J. Pierro
  • System and method for managing a fleet of remote assets
    Publication number: 20020065698
    Abstract: Method and system for managing a plurality of remote assets, such as a fleet mobile assets is provided. The method allows for collecting data regarding each of a plurality of remote assets. The collected data is used to develop historical information regarding actual usage of each remote asset. The information is distributed via a global information network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Louis A. Schick, Kimberley M. Mangino, Gregory James Hampson, Paul Edward Cuddihy, Gregory John Fera, Richard Gerald Bliley, Luis Ivan Gomez Meneses, Michael James Pierro, James E. Schlabach, William Roy Schneider