Dale C Quantz

Title: Dale C. Quantz and Manufacturing System Innovation.

Introduction

Dale C. Quantz is an inventor associated with San Jose, California, and Camstar Systems, Inc. His patent describes a way to update manufacturing systems while keeping production operations running with minimal downtime.

Latest Patents

Quantz is named on 1 patent: “System and Method for Live Update of a Manufacturing System.” The invention enables a manufacturing database to be updated remotely from a central location, including changes to database tables, files, executable programs, and modeling schemas. These updates can support modifications to existing manufacturing processes or the introduction of a new product line.

Before an update, clients at remote sites are notified so they can complete work in progress. During the update, new transactions are paused while connections to the application server remain available, allowing production to resume afterward. The system also maintains a rollback copy of the data, enabling users to return to the version used before the update.

Career Highlights

Quantz’s documented patent work focuses on managing manufacturing-system updates across remote sites. The approach is designed to reduce downtime and let users schedule updates at convenient times for individual locations. He is associated with Camstar Systems, Inc.

Collaborations

The supplied information identifies Brian Scott Gordon and David Ralph Preston as Quantz’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or establish that they were co-inventors.

Conclusion

Dale C. Quantz’s patent presents a method for updating manufacturing databases and processes with limited disruption, combining remote administration, coordinated transaction handling, and rollback capability.