Patents by Inventor Michael W. Weeks

Michael W. Weeks 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).

  • Testing an operational support system (OSS) of an incumbent provider for compliance with a regulatory scheme
    Patent number: 6678355
    Abstract: A method for testing one or more OSSs of an ILEC includes performing one or more actions associated with preparation of a test plan for testing one or more elements of the ILEC OSSs, performing one or more actions associated with implementation of a test plan in testing one or more of the ILEC OSS elements, evaluating the performance of the one or more ILEC OSS elements according to the testing, and generating one or more test results according to the evaluation, each test result corresponding to a particular ILEC OSS element tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: BearingPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Eringis, Raymond W. Sears, III, Michael W. Weeks, Ava J. Walters, Stephen C. Minnig, Susan E. Spoley, Sheryl R. Schwartz
  • Testing an operational support system (OSS) of an incumbent provider for compliance with a regulatory scheme
    Publication number: 20030202638
    Abstract: A method for testing one or more OSSs of an ILEC includes performing one or more actions associated with preparation of a test plan for testing one or more elements of the ILEC OSSs, performing one or more actions associated with implementation of a test plan in testing one or more of the ILEC OSS elements, evaluating the performance of the one or more ILEC OSS elements according to the testing, and generating one or more test results according to the evaluation, each test result corresponding to a particular ILEC OSS element tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: John E. Eringis, Raymond W. Sears, Michael W. Weeks, Ava J. Walters, Stephen C. Minnig, Susan E. Spoley, Sheryl R. Schwartz
  • Lubrication monitoring systems
    Patent number: 4354183
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a lubricated bearing and a thermistor mounted in or adjacent the lubricant flow path through to or from the bearing. The thermistor is in heat exchange relationship with the lubricant and is connected in an electrical circuit so as to operate in the self heating mode to respond to a deleterious change in the flow of lubricant along the path. The rate of flow of lubricant determines the rate of dispersion of heat from the thermistor and thereby determines the temperature of the thermistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: Interlube Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael W. Weeks, Thomas C. Brandram