Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Grove

Thomas W. Grove 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).

  • Systems and methods for task distribution and tracking
    Patent number: 11816641
    Abstract: Systems and methods for task distribution and tracking in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a method includes obtaining, by a task tracking server system, damage data indicating damage to a component of a rail car, determining, by the task tracking server system, a location of the damage on the component, determining, by the task tracking server system, task data based on the indicated damage and the component, wherein the task data indicates a repair to the component to correct the indicated damage, obtaining, by the task tracking server system and from a third-party database, ownership data indicating a responsible party for the component and a responsible party for the rail car, and generating, by the task tracking server system, a work order including the damage data and the task data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: TTX Company
    Inventors: Hiren Y. Rokadia, Ronald W. Hessler, Thomas W. Grove, Thomas M. Kingsley, Rich A. Rousseau, Nitin Midha
  • Systems and Methods for Task Distribution and Tracking
    Publication number: 20200097923
    Abstract: Systems and methods for task distribution and tracking in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a method includes obtaining, by a task tracking server system, damage data indicating damage to a component of a rail car, determining, by the task tracking server system, a location of the damage on the component, determining, by the task tracking server system, task data based on the indicated damage and the component, wherein the task data indicates a repair to the component to correct the indicated damage, obtaining, by the task tracking server system and from a third-party database, ownership data indicating a responsible party for the component and a responsible party for the rail car, and generating, by the task tracking server system, a work order including the damage data and the task data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Hiren Y. Rokadia, Ronald W. Hessler, Thomas W. Grove, Thomas M. Kingsley, Rich A. Rousseau, Nitin Midha