Patents by Inventor Vernon J. Patton

Vernon J. Patton 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: 8693610
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for managing operations in a nuclear power plant generates an electronic request for a permit to perform work in the plant, performs a risk assessment using a rules engine to determine a level of fire risk posed by the work, automatically determines one or more compensatory measures to provide protection against the level of fire risk posed by work, generates a risk score based the probabilistic assessment, and generates electronic authorization for the permit based on the risk score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Inventors: Gregory J. Hess, Vernon J. Patton
  • Publication number: 20140064426
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for managing operations in a nuclear power plant generates an electronic request for a permit to perform work in the plant, performs a risk assessment using a rules engine to determine a level of fire risk posed by the work, automatically determines one or more compensatory measures to provide protection against the level of fire risk posed by work, generates a risk score based the probabilistic assessment, and generates electronic authorization for the permit based on the risk score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Gregory J. Hess, Vernon J. Patton