Patents by Inventor Leonard H. Schifter

Leonard H. Schifter 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).

  • Crate tool
    Patent number: 8165930
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for processing aircraft software parts. A crate containing an aircraft software part is received from a source. Signatures are validated for the crate and the aircraft software part. If the signatures are valid, the crate is unpacked. The contents of the incoming crate are displayed. The aircraft software part is unpacked. Responsive to a request to upload the stored part to a library in the aircraft software part management apparatus, a determination is made as to whether the stored part meets a policy. If the stored part meets the policy, the part is signed. The signed part is placed in a crate and is signed to form a signed crate wherein signatures for the signed aircraft software part and the signed crate are different from the set of signatures in the incoming crate. The signed crate is sent to the library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Marshall W. Harnish, Terrill Willard Hendrickson, Ping Xue, James Michael Parker, Leonard H. Schifter, Stanley W. Engdahl
  • Crate Tool
    Publication number: 20090138385
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for processing aircraft software parts. A crate containing an aircraft software part is received from a source. Signatures are validated for the crate and the aircraft software part. If the signatures are valid, the crate is unpacked. The contents of the incoming crate are displayed. The aircraft software part is unpacked. Responsive to a request to upload the stored part to a library in the aircraft software part management apparatus, a determination is made as to whether the stored part meets a policy. If the stored part meets the policy, the part is signed. The signed part is placed in a crate and is signed to form a signed crate wherein signatures for the signed aircraft software part and the signed crate are different from the set of signatures in the incoming crate. The signed crate is sent to the library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Marshall W. Harnish, Terrill Willard Hendrickson, Ping Xue, James Michael Parker, Leonard H. Schifter, Stanley W. Engdahl