Patents by Inventor Melani Langston

Melani Langston 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 distributing a public information release authorization (PIRA) form over an intranet
    Patent number: 7496632
    Abstract: A method for distributing a public information release authorization (PIRA) form over an intranet includes creating and submitting a PIRA form over the intranet, with the PIRA form being submitted by an author to at least one approver via e-mail with a hyperlink to the PIRA form. Comments for the PIRA form are transmitted by the approver via e-mail. The intranet includes a plurality of users enrolled therein with each user having associated personnel information stored within the intranet. The method further includes selecting a first level of approvers from among the plurality of users for reviewing the PIRA form, and transmitting a first notification message via e-mail to the first level of approvers. The first notification message has a hyperlink to the PIRA form. The first level of approvers may include a manager, a program manager and a technical peer reviewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Connie L. Chapman, Melani Langston
  • Method and system for distributing a public informaion release authorization (PIRA) form over an intranet
    Publication number: 20040010557
    Abstract: A method for distributing a public information release authorization (PIRA) form over an intranet includes creating and submitting a PIRA form over the intranet, with the PIRA form being submitted by an author to at least one approver via e-mail with a hyperlink to the PIRA form. Comments for the PIRA form are transmitted by the approver via e-mail. The intranet includes a plurality of users enrolled therein with each user having associated personnel information stored within the intranet. The method further includes selecting a first level of approvers from among the plurality of users for reviewing the PIRA form, and transmitting a first notification message via e-mail to the first level of approvers. The first notification message has a hyperlink to the PIRA form. The first level of approvers may include a manager, a program manager and a technical peer reviewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Connie L. Chapman, Melani Langston