Patents by Inventor Lori A. Frantzve

Lori A. Frantzve 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: 20110071872
    Abstract: Provided is a method of assessing reliability of an infrastructure entity. The method includes providing production data for an entity, assessing how the entity is expected to respond to a disturbing event, adjusting production data based on how the entity is expected to respond to the disturbing event, providing, in a graphical display of a computer system, a display indicative of the adjusted production data, determining a reliability of the entity based on the adjusted production data, and recommending an action for the entity based on the display indicative of the determined reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Lori Frantzve, Lawrence R. Guinta
  • Publication number: 20100287036
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for computer-aided assessment of organizational process or system. Method and apparatus are adapted to display questions on a computer to an assessor, who then inputs numerical and/or textual inputs relative to the assessor's perception of the process or system. Filtering techniques inhibit entry of unsupported numerical and/or textual inputs which may be untrue and/or exaggerated. Questions used in combination with additional questions provide more accurate assessment of the system or process, where the question combinations already exist in a database. Questions asked may be directed to one or more recognized standards, and duplicative questions from different standards may be omitted. Evaluations of collected information are performed and additional corrective action questions are asked to identify degrees of risk and areas of weakness of the process or system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Guinta, Lori A. Frantzve
  • Publication number: 20100153156
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for computer-aided assessment of risk, criticality, and vulnerability with respect to a site. The method and apparatus may use multiple factors to determine overall risk. In some embodiments, the method may assess or determine an impact if a site or asset is lost. The method and apparatus may identify and quantify what risks are acceptable and unacceptable. In an embodiment, a method and apparatus may incorporate mathematical evaluations and numeric assignments that result in a criticality vector and a vulnerability vector. In some embodiments, the criticality vector and vulnerability vector may be used to represent a site's overall risk and/or prioritization and ranking relative to other sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Guinta, Lori A. Frantzve
  • Patent number: 7693738
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for computer-aided assessment of organizational process or system. Method and apparatus are adapted to display questions on a computer to an assessor, who then inputs numerical and/or textual inputs relative to the assessor's perception of the process or system. Filtering techniques inhibit entry of unsupported numerical and/or textual inputs which may be untrue and/or exaggerated. Questions used in combination with additional questions provide more accurate assessment of the system or process, where the question combinations already exist in a database. Questions asked may be directed to one or more recognized standards, and duplicative questions from different standards may be omitted. Evaluations of collected information are performed and additional corrective action questions are asked to identify degrees of risk and areas of weakness of the process or system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Guinta, Lori A. Frantzve
  • Publication number: 20020137015
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for computer-aided assessment of organizational process or system. Method and apparatus are adapted to display questions on a computer to an assessor, who then inputs numerical and/or textual inputs relative to the assessor's perception of the process or system. Filtering techniques inhibit entry of unsupported numerical and/or textual inputs which may be untrue and/or exaggerated. Questions used in combination with additional questions provide more accurate assessment of the system or process, where the question combinations already exist in a database. Questions asked may be directed to one or more recognized standards, and duplicative questions from different standards may be omitted. Evaluations of collected information are performed and additional corrective action questions are asked to identify degrees of risk and areas of weakness of the process or system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Guinta, Lori A. Frantzve
  • Patent number: 6161101
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for computer-aided assessment of organizational process or system. Method and apparatus are adapted to display questions on a computer to an assessor, who then inputs numerical and/or textual inputs relative to the assessor's perception of the process or system. Filtering techniques inhibit entry of unsupported numerical and/or textual inputs which may be untrue and/or exaggerated. Questions used in combination with additional questions provide more accurate assessment of the system or process, where the question combinations are already existing in a database. Evaluations of collected information are performed and additional corrective action questions are asked to identify degrees of risk and areas of weakness of the process or system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Tech-Metrics International, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Guinta, Lori A. Frantzve
  • Patent number: 6092060
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for computer-aided assessment of organizational process or system. Method and apparatus are adapted to display computer displayed questions to an assessor, who then inputs numerical inputs relative to the assessor's perception of the process or system. Filtering techniques inhibit entry of unsupported numerical inputs which may be untrue and/or exaggerated. Sequential questions used in combination provide more accurate assessment of the system or process, thereby enabling focused audits and/or inspections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Tech-Metrics International, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Guinta, Lori A. Frantzve
  • Patent number: 5737494
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for computer-aided assessment of organizational process or system. Method and apparatus are adapted to display computer displayed questions to an assessor, who then inputs numerical inputs relative to the assessor's perception of the process or system. Filtering techniques inhibit entry of unsupported numerical inputs which may be untrue and/or exaggerated. Sequential questions used in combination provide more accurate assessment of the system or process, thereby enabling focused audits and/or inspections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Tech-Metrics International, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Guinta, Lori A. Frantzve