Patents by Inventor Michael E. Norman

Michael E. Norman 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).

  • Patent number: 11727078
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for management of client devices for maintenance of a structural product. The apparatus is caused to receive device manifest reports that include information about the client devices and digital content hosted by respective library apps on the client devices. The apparatus is caused to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) to visually summarize the information, with the GUI embodied as a dashboard with a layout of software widgets. And the apparatus is caused to send the dashboard to an administrative device for display. This causes execution of the layout of software widgets on the dashboard at the administrative device to access the information from the content management platform, produce respective infographics to visually summarize the client devices and the digital content hosted by the respective library apps, based on the information, and display the respective infographics in the dashboard at the administrative device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jared B. Kunz, Bradley D. Gorter, Rex Byron Douglas, Michael R. Munsey, Joshua J. Lavalleur, Michael E. Norman
  • Publication number: 20200334319
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for management of client devices for maintenance of a structural product. The apparatus is caused to receive device manifest reports that include information about the client devices and digital content hosted by respective library apps on the client devices. The apparatus is caused to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) to visually summarize the information, with the GUI embodied as a dashboard with a layout of software widgets. And the apparatus is caused to send the dashboard to an administrative device for display. This causes execution of the layout of software widgets on the dashboard at the administrative device to access the information from the content management platform, produce respective infographics to visually summarize the client devices and the digital content hosted by the respective library apps, based on the information, and display the respective infographics in the dashboard at the administrative device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Jared B. Kunz, Bradley D. Gorter, Rex Byron Douglas, Michael R. Munsey, Joshua J. Lavalleur, Michael E. Norman
  • Patent number: 8775552
    Abstract: A method is described for providing a current version of a technical manual to a client computer system that has a prior version of the technical manual. Delta data representing a plurality of differences between the prior version of the technical manual and the current version of the technical manual is generated. The delta data are transmitted to the client computer system, and the client computer system applies the delta data to the prior version of the technical manual to produce the current version of the technical manual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jamie A. Kessel, Michael E. Norman, Kenneth C. Krzyzewski, Vu-Minh N. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 4909482
    Abstract: The invention relates to a winch for a vehicle which is compact enough to be located at the rear of the vehicle without causing due limitation to the cross country ability of the vehicle and yet at the same time, provides a reliable winch for drawing a vehicle to be towed to it and enabling the coupling member to be physically secured to the vehicle when the cable is in the fully wound position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: Bellway (services) Limited
    Inventors: Dietrich A. Hofmann, Michael E. Norman, Geoffrey W. O'Connell
  • Patent number: 4141281
    Abstract: A pressure fluid operated feed drive system for a movable member, and particularly for a slide of a machine tool, the system having a source of fluid pressure feeding a pair of interconnected piston and cylinder units connected between the member and a fixed support. The piston rod side areas of the pistons are arranged in effective opposition and valve means are provided to permit pressure fluid to be supplied selectively to the units to enable the member to be moved alternatively by a force derived from differing piston areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1979
    Assignee: Alfred Herbert Limited
    Inventors: Julius Harman, Michael E. Norman