Patents by Inventor John Maresca

John Maresca 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: 20080040207
    Abstract: A method for facilitating supplier auditing functions in a communications network environment is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request from a user system of an enterprise system to initiate an activity. The activity includes assessing a supplier record for determining a need to schedule a supplier audit, and scheduling the audit for performing an initial or ongoing qualification of an existing or prospective trading partner of the enterprise system. Assessing the supplier record includes reviewing past audit activity, date of last audit, and results of past audits. The enterprise system retrieves data from at least one database, which corresponds to the request. The enterprise system includes a quality information network application for executing activity options that include the activity requested by the user system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mina McKay, Sachin Chandra, Robert Hayes, Andrew Kostic, John Maresca
  • Publication number: 20070203716
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for implementing part performance management services is provided. The method includes gathering service data for products. The serviced components of the products are identified in the service data by replacement component part numbers. The method also includes mapping the service data to manufacturing data for products of manufacture by matching at least one data element common to both of the service data and the manufacturing data. The components of the products of manufacture are identified in the manufacturing data by production part numbers. The method further includes identifying which of the products of manufacture have been serviced based upon results of the mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Bolch, Michael Boraas, Biao Cai, Ghassan Chidiac, Andrew Dubois, Donald Gorman, Eric Lambert, John Maresca, Kenneth Scea, Joseph Torella, Matthew Zemke, Paul Zulpa
  • Publication number: 20070187474
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for managing technology information associated with a supply chain is provided. The method includes gathering technology data from suppliers. The technology data includes materials and processes used in manufacturing components. The method also includes mapping the technology data to component part numbers that utilize the materials and processes. The method further includes mapping the component part numbers to supplier quality data. The supplier quality data includes supplier performance information associated with manufacturing the components. The method also includes creating a database of records using results of the gathering and mappings. The database of records is searchable by component part numbers and at least one of the materials, processes, and supplier quality data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edmund Blackshear, William Bornstein, Biao Cai, John Maresca, Joseph Torella
  • Publication number: 20070124675
    Abstract: Methods and systems for changing language characters of graphical user interfaces and application programming interfaces are disclosed. Embodiments comprise a method of changing the characters of a first language displayed on a device interface screen to a second language upon activation of an element on the device. In some embodiments, the element for changing the language is a menu bar item. In one embodiment, the element for changing the language is a mechanical switch. In another embodiment, the element for changing the language of the displayed characters is a touch-screen target. Some embodiments comprise systems such as industrial and personal computers, while other embodiments comprise smaller electronic devices such as cellular telephones, handheld computers, and portable gaming devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Oliver Ban, Glenn Johnson, Shu-Chen Lim, John Maresca
  • Publication number: 20070061186
    Abstract: A data processing system for analyzing rejection rejections in a manufacturing process having more than one level of manufacture stores test results from an nth-level test for review by an OEM and, subject to consent of the nth level vendor, for review by a vendor on a lower level. The data for rejection analysis is linked to data in a manufacturing floor control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Boraas, Biao Cai, Jeffrey Komatsu, John Maresca