Patents by Inventor Philip S. Livers

Philip S. Livers 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 creating and managing engineered time standards
    Patent number: 6898474
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a computerized method for managing time standards includes receiving a set of work instructions associated with the manufacturing of a part and receiving an association of each work instruction of the set of work instructions with one or more of a plurality of time standard templates. Each time standard template includes a task associated with the manufacturing of the part at a task center, one or more variables associated with the task, one or more variables associated with the task center, and an algorithm operable to determine a time value associated with the task. The time value represents a time period to complete the task. The computerized method further includes receiving a change to one of the variables associated with the task, generating a plurality of time standards associated with the work instructions, and storing the time standards in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Randall J. Graham, Collin M. McCulley, James R. Fenton, Albert R. Hewitt, Jr., Philip S. Livers, Gary L. Lupher, Douglas J. Schmidt, Raymond Swenson
  • Method and system for creating and managing engineered time standards
    Publication number: 20040204971
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a computerized method for managing time standards includes receiving a set of work instructions associated with the manufacturing of a part and receiving an association of each work instruction of the set of work instructions with one or more of a plurality of time standard templates. Each time standard template includes a task associated with the manufacturing of the part at a task center, one or more variables associated with the task, one or more variables associated with the task center, and an algorithm operable to determine a time value associated with the task. The time value represents a time period to complete the task. The computerized method further includes receiving a change to one of the variables associated with the task, generating a plurality of time standards associated with the work instructions, and storing the time standards in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Randall J. Graham, Collin M. McCulley, James R. Fenton, Albert R. Hewitt, Philip S. Livers, Gary L. Lupher, Douglas J. Schmidt, Raymond Swenson