Patents by Inventor Tony Newell

Tony Newell 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 apparatus for integrating Six Sigma methodology into inspection receiving process of outsourced subassemblies, parts, and materials: acceptance, rejection, trending, tracking and closed loop corrective action
    Patent number: 7181353
    Abstract: A method for integrating Six Sigma into an inspection receiving process of outsourced products may include the following steps: defining specification limits for product acceptance criteria; identifying and reporting a substandard product to authorized personnel for disposition via a MES (manufacturing execution system) and SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition); preparing a report containing historical data, identifying root cause and assigning a corrective action; segregating the substandard product, and documenting the substandard product in the MES; disposing the substandard product; documenting and recording the corrective action in the MES; and outlining a method of recovery and eliminating a non-conforming incoming product. The present method may provide a device for a Closed Loop Corrective Action (CLCA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventors: James Pate, Justin Mortensen, Tony Newell
  • Method and apparatus for integrating Six Sigma methodology into inspection receiving process of outsourced subassemblies, parts, and materials: acceptance, rejection, trending, tracking and closed loop corrective action
    Publication number: 20050033468
    Abstract: A method for integrating Six Sigma into an inspection receiving process of outsourced products may include the following steps: defining specification limits for product acceptance criteria; identifying and reporting a substandard product to authorized personnel for disposition via a MES (manufacturing execution system) and SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition); preparing a report containing historical data, identifying root cause and assigning a corrective action; segregating the substandard product, and documenting the substandard product in the MES; disposing the substandard product; documenting and recording the corrective action in the MES; and outlining a method of recovery and eliminating a non-conforming incoming product. The present method may provide a means for a Closed Loop Corrective Action (CLCA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: James Pate, Justin Mortensen, Tony Newell