Patents by Inventor Timothy Faye Howerton

Timothy Faye Howerton 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).

  • Patent number: 9280576
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to enabling the management of survey data. One embodiment includes providing an upload description that describes characteristics of survey data to be uploaded, assigning a thread to process a group of files that store aspects of the survey data, dividing the file into data chunks, deriving from a given data chunk a corresponding data-integrity value and respectively associating the same with the given data chunk, communicating the data chunks to a remote storage device, utilizing the corresponding data-integrity values to ensure successful communication of the data chunk, and spatially storing the survey data such that it is retrievable upon a request that describes a geographic area of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: HNTB HOLDINGS LTD.
    Inventors: Brian William Trotta, Paul James DiGiacobbe, Todd Dennis Rothermel, Tommy Allen Stehle, Timothy Faye Howerton, Christopher Michael Siebern, Adam Wesley Horn
  • Patent number: 9159025
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally directed toward methods, systems, and computer-readable media for prioritizing bridge repairs. A bridge score is generated that represents various factors such as conditions, load issues, risk of failure, and importance. Repairs to bridges or bridge segments that pose a greater risk may be prioritized before repairs made to bridges posing a lower risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: HNTB Holdings, Ltd.
    Inventors: Walter F. Bleser, II, Austin Hurst, Timothy Faye Howerton, Darin Welch
  • Patent number: 8595178
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally directed toward methods, systems, and computer-readable media for prioritizing bridge repairs using a risk-based analysis. An overall risk factor is generated for each of a plurality of bridges. The overall risk factor represents the probability of failure times the consequence on failure for the bridge. Repairs to bridges that pose a greater risk may be prioritized before repairs made to bridges posing a lower risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: HNTB Holdings, Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Faye Howerton, Bala Sivakumar, Glen A. Herman
  • Patent number: 8429195
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to enabling the management of survey data. One embodiment includes providing an upload description that describes characteristics of survey data to be uploaded, assigning a thread to process a group of files that store aspects of the survey data, dividing the file into data chunks, deriving from a given data chunk a corresponding data-integrity value and respectively associating the same with the given data chunk, communicating the data chunks to a remote storage device, utilizing the corresponding data-integrity values to ensure successful communication of the data chunk, and spatially storing the survey data such that it is retrievable upon a request that describes a geographic area of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: HNTB Holdings Ltd
    Inventors: Brian William Trotta, Paul James DiGiacobbe, Todd Dennis Rothermel, Tommy Allen Stehle, Timothy Faye Howerton, Christopher Michael Siebern, Adam Wesley Horn
  • Patent number: 8326791
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally directed toward methods, systems, and computer-readable media for prioritizing bridge repairs using a risk-based analysis. An overall risk factor is generated for each of a plurality of bridges. The overall risk factor represents the probability of failure times the consequence on failure for the bridge. Repairs to bridges that pose a greater risk may be prioritized before repairs made to bridges posing a lower risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: HNTB Holdings Ltd
    Inventors: Timothy Faye Howerton, Bala Sivakumar, Glen A. Herman
  • Publication number: 20120290542
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to enabling the management of survey data. One embodiment includes providing an upload description that describes characteristics of survey data to be uploaded, assigning a thread to process a group of files that store aspects of the survey data, dividing the file into data chunks, deriving from a given data chunk a corresponding data-integrity value and respectively associating the same with the given data chunk, communicating the data chunks to a remote storage device, utilizing the corresponding data-integrity values to ensure successful communication of the data chunk, and spatially storing the survey data such that it is retrievable upon a request that describes a geographic area of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: HNTB HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Brian William Trotta, Tommy Allen Stehle, Adam Wesley Horn, Todd Dennis Rothermel, Paul James DiGiacobbe, Timothy Faye Howerton, Christopher Michael Siebern
  • Publication number: 20100241609
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally directed toward methods, systems, and computer-readable media for prioritizing bridge repairs using a risk-based analysis. An overall risk factor is generated for each of a plurality of bridges. The overall risk factor represents the probability of failure times the consequence on failure for the bridge. Repairs to bridges that pose a greater risk may be prioritized before repairs made to bridges posing a lower risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: HNTB HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Timothy Faye Howerton, Bala Sivakumar, Glen A. Herman