Patents by Inventor Rick R. Roberts

Rick R. Roberts 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).

  • System and a method for selecting shops for the repair of railcars
    Patent number: 7254572
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method of optimizing the selection of shops to repair railcars. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and a method whereby a customer needing to have a railcar repaired may enter information into an input. Further, the input may be processed via a processor and a database may be utilized to determine the optimal shop that can be used to repair the railcar. Moreover, the present invention may allow the shops to be notified that a railcar is being sent to the shops. Further the present invention may determine whether the shops may handle the repair of the railcar. The system and the method may be utilized to reduce the repair cycle time for a railcar so that a railcar may be repaired quickly, inexpensively, and efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Railcar Services Corporation
    Inventors: Charlene R. Cysz, Alan R. Tilley, Rick R. Roberts, Andrew J. Sutherland
  • System and method for providing a gauge table
    Patent number: 7149962
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and a system for providing a gauge table with a requested format capable of being accessed via the Internet for a railcar tank based on a request and an error report generated from data identifying the railcar and the gauge table file of the identified railcar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Railcar Services Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Davis, Rick R. Roberts, Charlene R. Cysz, Arthur J. Kozlowski
  • System and a method for selecting shops for the repair of railcars
    Publication number: 20030018635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method of optimizing the selection of shops to repair railcars. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and a method whereby a customer needing to have a railcar repaired may enter information into an input. Further, the input may be processed via a processor and a database may be utilized to determine the optimal shop that can be used to repair the railcar. Moreover, the present invention may allow the shops to be notified that a railcar is being sent to the shops. Further the present invention may determine whether the shops may handle the repair of the railcar. The system and the method may be utilized to reduce the repair cycle time for a railcar so that a railcar may be repaired quickly, inexpensively, and efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Charlene R. Cysz, Alan R. Tilley, Rick R. Roberts, Andrew J. Sutherland