Patents by Inventor Stephen C. Rhodes

Stephen C. Rhodes 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 evaluating costs of various design and maintenance approaches
    Patent number: 8165968
    Abstract: The method and system quantify the impact of various design and operational solutions for equipment modules of a structure and the overall structure based upon economic factors. In particular, the method and system provide cost evaluation of various maintenance approaches for at least one equipment module that is part of an overall structure. In addition, a baseline and alternate equipment module may be specified for each equipment module. The costs associated with each of the maintenance approaches for each baseline and alternate equipment module then may be compared and the costs associated with the overall structure having a chosen maintenance approach for each baseline and alternate equipment module may be evaluated. The sensitivity of the costs associated with the overall structure to changes in one or more of the parameter values also may be calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Anapathur V. Ramesh, Paul M. Covert, Stephen C. Rhodes, Scott C. Hunter, John L. Vian, Timothy J. Wilmering
  • Support for filling bags or the like
    Patent number: D307755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Inventors: Stephen C. Rhodes, Jerry F. Richmond
  • Ice bagger
    Patent number: D678927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Bag Company, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen C. Rhodes, Sr.