Patents by Inventor John H. Lovelace

John H. Lovelace 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 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
  • Remote verification of software configuration information
    Patent number: 6580975
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining whether a railroad locomotive is configured with the correct software versions. The version numbers for software on board the vehicle are periodically determined by an on-board monitoring system. This information is later transmitted to a remote monitoring and diagnostic center, where the actual software version numbers are compared to the expected software versions. If there is a mismatch, personnel at the remote monitoring and diagnostic center are alerted to resolve the mismatch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John H. Lovelace, II, Bradely Charles Hendrickson, Gregory J. Fera
  • Remote verification of software configuration information
    Publication number: 20030004622
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining whether a railroad locomotive is configured with the correct software versions. The version numbers for software on board the vehicle are periodically determined by an on-board monitoring system. This information is later transmitted to a remote monitoring and diagnostic center, where the actual software version numbers are compared to the expected software versions. If there is a mismatch, personnel at the remote monitoring and diagnostic center are alerted to resolve the mismatch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John H. Lovelace, Bradley Charles Hendrickson, Gregory J. Fera
  • Remote verification of software configuration information
    Patent number: 6430481
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining whether a railroad locomotive is configured with the correct software versions. The version numbers for software on board the locomotive are periodically determined by an on-board monitoring system. This information is later transmitted to a remote monitoring and diagnostic center, where the actual software version numbers are compared to the expected software versions. If there is a mismatch, personnel at the remote monitoring and diagnostic center are alerted to resolve the mismatch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John H. Lovelace, II, Bradley Charles Hendrickson, Gregory J. Fera
  • Method and system for remotely managing communication of data used for predicting malfunctions in a plurality of machines
    Patent number: 6338152
    Abstract: A method and system for managing communication of electronic data between a diagnostic service center and a plurality of machines generally remote relative to each other is provided. The electronic data is made up of respective machine data from selected machines. The machine data is used for detecting the presence of respective malfunctions which, if left uncorrected, would likely result in respective mission failures of the selected machines. The method allows for storing in a database a list of respective cases to be processed. The method further allows for assigning to each case a respective download priority. A determining step allows for determining each case to be populated next with new machine data based at least upon the assigned download priority. Respective executing steps allow for executing a download of the new machine data, and for executing predetermined analysis on the downloaded data for detecting the presence of respective malfunctions in the selected machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gregory J. Fera, Eric H. Hedlund, Steven Loncher, John H. Lovelace, Thomas E. O'Camb, James E. Pander, Ashish Puri