Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Thetford

Jeffrey Thetford 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).

  • Publication number: 20070096896
    Abstract: A system for detecting potentially adverse conditions includes a plurality of different types of sensors each adapted to monitor a different measured parameter of an infrastructure. The system also includes a model that fuses data from the plurality of sensors and provides an indication of a potentially adverse condition. A method is also provided for detecting potentially adverse conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Virginia Zingelewicz, Helena Goldfarb, Corey Bufi, Steven Azzaro, Jeffrey Thetford
  • Publication number: 20070078695
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying assets for resource allocation are provided. The method includes gathering data that includes asset data and ambient area data. The asset data relates to each asset in an infrastructure and the ambient area data relates to a geographic region surrounding a corresponding asset. The method also includes analyzing the asset and ambient area data to determine the propensity for an event or condition, occurring within each ambient area, to have an unfavorable impact on the asset. The method further includes rating a severity of the unfavorable impact, and selecting at least one asset in the infrastructure for allocating a resource based upon the rating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Virginia Zingelewicz, Helena Goldfarb, Corey Bufi, Steven Azzaro, Jeffrey Thetford