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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2005
Applicant:
Gregory Mccarthy, Albany, NY (US);
Inventor:
Gregory McCarthy, Albany, NY (US);
Assignee:
GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc., Charlottesville, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of electronically representing manufacturing flow is provided. The method allows a manufacturer to electronically track an infinite number of attributes related to components used in the production of a finished product. Using these attributes, the manufacturer can perform product recalls based upon information pertinent to a malfunctioning part, rather than a statistical recall. This allows a manufacturer to perform a recall without having to recall substantially more products than necessary.