Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Ard

Jeffrey A. Ard 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).

  • Graphical user interface-based platform supporting bill of materials (BOM) characterization
    Patent number: 12141753
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, using a graphical user interface, an identification of at least one bill of materials (BOM). The method also includes identifying multiple materials contained in the at least one BOM. The method further includes determining a BOM characterization that identifies multiple bid groups associated with different groups of materials from the at least one BOM to be potentially sourced from different groups of suppliers. The method also includes presenting at least one visualization to one or more users. The at least one visualization is based on how the different groups of materials are to be potentially sourced from the different groups of suppliers according to the determined BOM characterization. The method further includes receiving user input via the at least one visualization. The user input modifies at least one bid group. In addition, the method includes updating the at least one visualization based on the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Wendy Jane Noyes, Nancy E. Woods, Jeffrey A. Ard
  • GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE-BASED PLATFORM SUPPORTING BILL OF MATERIALS (BOM) CHARACTERIZATION
    Publication number: 20210304134
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, using a graphical user interface, an identification of at least one bill of materials (BOM). The method also includes identifying multiple materials contained in the at least one BOM. The method further includes determining a BOM characterization that identifies multiple bid groups associated with different groups of materials from the at least one BOM to be potentially sourced from different groups of suppliers. The method also includes presenting at least one visualization to one or more users. The at least one visualization is based on how the different groups of materials are to be potentially sourced from the different groups of suppliers according to the determined BOM characterization. The method further includes receiving user input via the at least one visualization. The user input modifies at least one bid group. In addition, the method includes updating the at least one visualization based on the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Wendy Jane Noyes, Nancy E. Woods, Jeffrey A. Ard