Patents by Inventor Richard Francis Marshall Smith

Richard Francis Marshall Smith 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).

  • Quantifying the effectiveness of an operation such as an inspection procedure
    Patent number: 6697747
    Abstract: A method of performing an operation comprises operation steps and evaluation steps. The evaluation steps comprise: identifying a set of performance shaping factors which influence the outcome of the operation; allocating a probability value to each performance shaping factor, the probability value representing the influence of the respective performance shaping factor on the performance of the operation; allocating a weighting value to each performance shaping factor, the weighting value representing the significance of the respective performance shaping factor relative to at least one other of the performance shaping factors; calculating, from the probability values and the weighting values, an effectiveness value representing the effectiveness of the operation. The operation may be an inspection process, for example on an aircraft or a fleet of aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventor: Richard Francis Marshall Smith
  • Quantifying the effectiveness of an operation such as an inspection procedure
    Publication number: 20020082788
    Abstract: A method of performing an operation comprises operation steps and evaluation steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventor: Richard Francis Marshall Smith