Patents by Inventor Michael James Pierro

Michael James Pierro 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: 20160078695
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to indicating a repair to perform on an asset based on historic data related to a repair on the asset and/or sensor data associated with the asset. An evaluate component aggregates information related an asset such as a repair performed or data from a sensor. A repair evaluation component indicates a repair to perform on the asset based on at least one of the data from the sensor or the information related to the asset. By utilizing asset-specific information and historical data, repair schedules for assets can be more accurate and thereby reducing untimely repairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Shawn Arthur McClintic, Nicholas E. Roddy, David Richard Gibson, Glenn Robert Shaffer, Louis Andrew Schick, Michael James Pierro, William Roy Schneider, Kimberley M. Mangino, Gregory James Hampson, Paul Edward Cuddihy, Gregory John Fera, Richard Gerald Bliley, Luis Ivan Meneses, James E. Schlabach
  • Patent number: 7783507
    Abstract: Method and system for managing a plurality of remote assets, such as a fleet mobile assets is provided. The method allows for collecting data regarding each of a plurality of remote assets. The collected data is used to develop historical information regarding actual usage of each remote asset. The information is distributed via a global information network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Louis A Schick, Kimberley M. Mangino, Gregory James Hampson, Paul Edward Cuddihy, Gregory John Fera, Richard Gerald Bliley, Luis Ivan Gomez Meneses, Michael James Pierro, James E. Schlabach, William Roy Schneider
  • Patent number: 6996498
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing the shop time of a vehicle, e.g., a locomotive, at a maintenance facility by obtaining onboard systems parameter data during a period when the vehicle is inbound to the maintenance facility for required periodic scheduled maintenance, and by determining, at the maintenance facility and prior to arrival of the vehicle at the maintenance facility, from the data received from the inbound vehicle, whether any of the data is out of a predetermined range or is trending to be out of range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael James Pierro, Richard Gerald Bliley, William Roy Schneider
  • Patent number: 6850869
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing the shop time of a vehicle, e.g., a locomotive, at a maintenance facility by obtaining onboard systems parameter data during a period when the vehicle is inbound to the maintenance facility for required periodic scheduled maintenance, and by determining, at the maintenance facility and prior to arrival of the vehicle at the maintenance facility, from the data received from the inbound vehicle, whether any of the data is out of a predetermined range or is trending to be out of range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael James Pierro, Richard Gerald Bliley, William Roy Schneider
  • Publication number: 20040073324
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing the shop time of a vehicle, e.g., a locomotive, at a maintenance facility by obtaining onboard systems parameter data during a period when the vehicle is inbound to the maintenance facility for required periodic scheduled maintenance, and by determining, at the maintenance facility and prior to arrival of the vehicle at the maintenance facility, from the data received from the inbound vehicle, whether any of the data is out of a predetermined range or is trending to be out of range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Michael James Pierro, Richard Gerald Bliley, William Roy Schneider
  • Patent number: 6647356
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing the shop lime of a vehicle, e.g., a locomotive, at a maintenance facility by obtaining onboard systems parameter data during a period when the vehicle is inbound to the maintenance facility for required periodic scheduled maintenance, and by determining, at the maintenance facility and prior to arrival of the vehicle at the maintenance facility, from the data received from the inbound vehicle, whether any of the data is out of a predetermined range or is trending to be out of range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael James Pierro, Richard Gerald Bliley, William Roy Schneider
  • Publication number: 20020116149
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing the shop lime of a vehicle, e.g., a locomotive, at a maintenance facility by obtaining onboard systems parameter data during a period when the vehicle is inbound to the maintenance facility for required periodic scheduled maintenance, and by determining, at the maintenance facility and prior to arrival of the vehicle at the maintenance facility, from the data received from the inbound vehicle, whether any of the data is out of a predetermined range or is trending to be out of range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Michael James Pierro, Richard Gerald Bliley, William Roy Schneider
  • Publication number: 20020065698
    Abstract: Method and system for managing a plurality of remote assets, such as a fleet mobile assets is provided. The method allows for collecting data regarding each of a plurality of remote assets. The collected data is used to develop historical information regarding actual usage of each remote asset. The information is distributed via a global information network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Louis A. Schick, Kimberley M. Mangino, Gregory James Hampson, Paul Edward Cuddihy, Gregory John Fera, Richard Gerald Bliley, Luis Ivan Gomez Meneses, Michael James Pierro, James E. Schlabach, William Roy Schneider
  • Patent number: 6301531
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of predicting vehicle breakdown and operability includes monitoring at a monitoring station on-board systems parameter data transmitted from a vehicle from a remote location; determining whether any of the monitored data is out of a predetermined range; calculating trends for monitored data determined to be out of range; identifying any system fault; and predicting what vehicle system(s) must be corrected to avoid vehicle failure and when such system(s) are likely to fail unless corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael James Pierro, William Roy Schneider