Patents by Inventor Nicholas Roddy

Nicholas Roddy 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: 20230316815
    Abstract: A system may include a processor to receive vehicle data from a vehicle system at a first location and communicate the data to a second location. The processor may integrate the data into a database of diagnostic data at the second location and identify a diagnostic code that indicates an expected operation of the vehicle system or an unexpected operation. The processor may determine a maintenance operation based on the diagnostic code. A method may include receiving vehicle data from a vehicle system at a first location and communicating the vehicle data to a second location. The method may include integrating the vehicle data into a database of first diagnostic data and identifying a diagnostic code that indicates whether the vehicle data represents an expected operation of the vehicle system or an unexpected operation of the vehicle system. The method may include determining a maintenance operation based on the code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Roddy, Umang Gopalbhai Brahmakshatriya, Hammad Shaikh, Yoshita Jain, John Lahut, Benedict Lander, David Richard Gibson, Bernhard J. Scholz, David Joseph Schroeck, Jason Quigley
  • Publication number: 20230174126
    Abstract: A system is provided having a prescription controller for a vehicle system having a database. The controller may store an initial diagnostic analysis for the vehicle system at the database, the initial diagnostic analysis including a reference diagnostic section having at least one placeholder, and modify the initial diagnostic analysis based on, for example, one of vehicle system type, vehicle system configuration, historical data related to the vehicle system, or an operating system related to an operating condition to form a modified diagnostic analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Bernhard Joseph Scholz, Nicholas Roddy, Jason Quigley, Jeffry Kacyon
  • Publication number: 20230004907
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tailoring a single prescription for different users for completing tasks on equipment are provided. A prescription representative of a flowchart or decision tree for performing a main set of the tasks is obtained. Characteristics of the equipment and/or a user of the prescription are obtained. Content of the prescription that is displayed to the user during performance of at least some of the tasks on the equipment is tailored based on the characteristics. The content of the prescription is tailored by hiding one or more of the tasks that are not applicable to the equipment from display to the user. This can occur without any data or information being removed from or added to the prescription. Instead, the prescription can be tailored by changing what information is automatically and/or initially displayed to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Bernhard Joseph Scholz, Nicholas Roddy, Jeffry Kacyon, Amuthan Anandhan, John Lahut, Hammad Shaikh, Jason Quigley
  • Patent number: 9552270
    Abstract: A method for analyzing data is disclosed that includes receiving an analysis request to analyze selected data corresponding to one or more monitored assets, wherein the analysis request includes one or more parameters corresponding to performance categories of computing resources for processing the analysis request, the performance categories include at least one of a time for processing the analysis request or a cost for processing the analysis request; determining a computing resource allocation plan for processing the analysis request based on the one or more parameters; and processing the analysis request using the determined computing resource allocation plan to provide analysis results. Also disclosed is an analytic router that includes a mapper, an estimator, an optimizer, and a resource provisioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anil Varma, Nicholas Roddy, Feng Xue
  • Patent number: 9355549
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the invention relate to identifying a repair facility for a vehicle and scheduling a repair for the vehicle while minimizing a downtime of the vehicle. Embodiments of the invention include receiving a route of a vehicle and a repair via a request for a repair. Based on the request for a repair, an evaluation component can identify a repair facility that can handle or perform the repair defined as well as be within proximity of the vehicle. A repair component can assign a repair facility to the vehicle based on a capability of performing or handling the repair, a geographic distance from the vehicle, or an inventory of parts for the repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Shawn Arthur McClintic, Nicholas Roddy
  • Patent number: 8990826
    Abstract: A method for analyzing data is disclosed that includes receiving an analysis request to analyze selected data corresponding to one or more monitored assets, wherein the analysis request includes one or more parameters corresponding to performance categories of computing resources for processing the analysis request; determining a computing resource allocation plan for processing the analysis request based on the one or more parameters; and processing the analysis request using the determined computing resource allocation plan to provide analysis results. Also disclosed is an analytic router that includes a mapper, an estimator, an optimizer, and a resource provisioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anil Varma, Nicholas Roddy, Feng Xue
  • Publication number: 20140380331
    Abstract: A method for analyzing data is disclosed that includes receiving an analysis request to analyze selected data corresponding to one or more monitored assets, wherein the analysis request includes one or more parameters corresponding to performance categories of computing resources for processing the analysis request, the performance categories include at least one of a time for processing the analysis request or a cost for processing the analysis request; determining a computing resource allocation plan for processing the analysis request based on the one or more parameters; and processing the analysis request using the determined computing resource allocation plan to provide analysis results. Also disclosed is an analytic router that includes a mapper, an estimator, an optimizer, and a resource provisioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Anil Varma, Nicholas Roddy, Feng Xue
  • Publication number: 20130332935
    Abstract: A method for analyzing data is disclosed that includes receiving an analysis request to analyze selected data corresponding to one or more monitored assets, wherein the analysis request includes one or more parameters corresponding to performance categories of computing resources for processing the analysis request; determining a computing resource allocation plan for processing the analysis request based on the one or more parameters; and processing the analysis request using the determined computing resource allocation plan to provide analysis results. Also disclosed is an analytic router that includes a mapper, an estimator, an optimizer, and a resource provisioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Anil VARMA, Nicholas Roddy, Feng Xue
  • Publication number: 20110208567
    Abstract: Computerized method and system for identification and evaluation of a repair likely to prevent a failure of a mobile asset is provided. The method allows collecting data indicative of an incipient malfunction in the mobile asset (e.g., 1006). The method further allows collecting usage data indicative of usage of the mobile asset (e.g., 1002). The usage data is processed relative to historical data collected from a fleet of corresponding mobile assets to generate a usage profile for that asset (e.g., 1004). The data indicative of incipient malfunctions is processed to generate a prediction of a failure in the mobile asset and at least one repair likely to prevent the failure of the mobile asset (e.g., 1010). A repair weight indicative of a probability that the repair will prevent the predicted failure is determined (e.g., 466). The repair weight is adjusted based on the usage profile of the asset (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Nicholas Roddy, David Gibson, Glenn Shaffer, Louis Schick, Michael Pierro, William Schneider