Patents by Inventor Richard Maisonville

Richard Maisonville 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 automatically isolating suspect items in a manufacturing or assembly environment
    Patent number: 7079911
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system includes capabilities for receiving suspect item definitions (e.g. item serial numbers, lot numbers, operation identifiers, date ranges, etc.) into a computer database, detecting item identifiers in a manufacturing or assembly process, and comparing the item identifiers with the suspect item definitions. If the detected item identifier falls within one of the suspect item definitions, the item is automatically isolated or otherwise rejected from manufacturing or assembly process. Other aspects of the invention include functionality for determining the location of suspect items. Locations may be inferred and off-site. Another aspect includes automatically modifying the manufacturing or assembly process to bypass one or more suspect manufacturing or assembly operations. A plurality of user interfaces are provided for defining, locating and managing suspect items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Gallu, John Pauli, Richard Maisonville, William C. Brower
  • Method and system for automatically isolating suspect items in a manufacturing or assembly environment
    Publication number: 20050113957
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system includes capabilities for receiving suspect item definitions (e.g. item serial numbers, lot numbers, operation identifiers, date ranges, etc.) into a computer database, detecting item identifiers in a manufacturing or assembly process, and comparing the item identifiers with the suspect item definitions. If the detected item identifier falls within one of the suspect item definitions, the item is automatically isolated or otherwise rejected from manufacturing or assembly process. Other aspects of the invention include functionality for determining the location of suspect items. Locations may be inferred and off-site. Another aspect includes automatically modifying the manufacturing or assembly process to bypass one or more suspect manufacturing or assembly operations. A plurality of user interfaces are provided for defining, locating and managing suspect items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Gallu, John Pauli, Richard Maisonville, William Brower