System and method for new product clearance and development
First Claim
1. A method of product development and commercialization comprising:
- (a) determining customer requirements for a product;
(b) determining the return on investment of developing said product per said customer requirements;
(c) setting final requirements;
(d) approving said final requirements;
(e) selecting a base technology;
(f) modifying said base technology to meet said final requirements;
(g) approving said base technology selection and said modifications;
(h) testing said modified base technology to verify it meets said final requirements;
(i) approving said testing of said modified base technology;
(j) checking compliance with at least a portion of the relevant laws and regulations of at least a portion of the jurisdictions where the modified base technology will be made, transported, or sold;
(k) approving said assurance of compliance; and
(l) manufacturing/commercializing said modified base technology.
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Abstract
The invention includes a method for product development including: determining customer requirements for a product; storing the requirements in a computer readable database; evaluating economics of developing the product per the customer requirements; storing the evaluation in the computer readable database; selecting a base technology; storing the selection in the computer readable database; determining modifications needed of the base technology to meet the final requirements; storing information of the determination in the computer readable database; and testing the determination to verify it meets the final requirements; and storing details and results of the testing in the computer readable database.
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69 Claims
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1. A method of product development and commercialization comprising:
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(a) determining customer requirements for a product;
(b) determining the return on investment of developing said product per said customer requirements;
(c) setting final requirements;
(d) approving said final requirements;
(e) selecting a base technology;
(f) modifying said base technology to meet said final requirements;
(g) approving said base technology selection and said modifications;
(h) testing said modified base technology to verify it meets said final requirements;
(i) approving said testing of said modified base technology;
(j) checking compliance with at least a portion of the relevant laws and regulations of at least a portion of the jurisdictions where the modified base technology will be made, transported, or sold;
(k) approving said assurance of compliance; and
(l) manufacturing/commercializing said modified base technology. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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16. A method of product development and commercialization comprising:
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(a) determining customer requirements for a product;
(b) storing said requirements in a computer readable database;
(c) determining the return on investment of developing said product per said customer requirements;
(d) storing said return on investment in said computer readable database;
(e) setting final requirements;
(f) storing said final requirements in said computer readable database;
(g) approving said final requirements;
(h) storing said approval in said computer readable database;
(i) selecting a base technology;
(j) storing said selection in said computer readable database;
(k) modifying said base technology to meet said final requirements;
(l) storing information of said modification in said computer readable database;
(m) approving said base technology selection and said modifications;
(n) storing said approval in said computer readable database;
(o) testing said modified base technology to verify it meets said final requirements;
(p) storing information from said testing in said computer readable database;
(q) approving said testing of said modified base technology;
(r) storing said approval in said computer readable database;
(s) checking compliance with at least a portion of the relevant laws and regulations of at least a portion of the jurisdictions where the modified base technology will be made, transported, or sold;
(t) approving said checking of compliance;
(u) storing said approval in said computer readable database; and
(v) commercializing said modified base technology; and
(w) approving said commercialization and thereby locking all steps of said method, thereby preventing any further revision of said steps.
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39. A method of product development comprising:
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(a) determining customer requirements for a product;
(b) storing said requirements in a computer readable database;
(c) evaluating economics of developing said product per said customer requirements;
(d) storing said evaluation in said computer readable database;
(e) selecting a base technology;
(f) storing said selection in said computer readable database;
(g) determining modifications needed of said base technology to meet said final requirements;
(h) storing information of said determination in said computer readable database; and
(i) testing said determination to verify it meets said final requirements; and
(j) storing details and results of said testing in said computer readable database.
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56. A method of product development comprising:
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(a) determining customer requirements for a product;
(b) storing said requirements in a computer readable database;
(c) determining if base technology modifications are needed to meet said customer requirements;
(d) if base technology modifications are needed to meet said customer requirements, then said method further comprises;
(1) selecting a base technology;
(2) storing said selection in said computer readable database;
(3) determining modifications needed of said base technology to meet said final requirements;
(4) storing information of said determination in said computer readable database; and
(5) if the cost of said modification exceeds a predetermined amount, then said method further comprises;
(a) evaluating economics of developing said product per said customer requirements;
(b) storing said evaluation in said computer readable database;
(c) qualifying said determination of modifications to verify it meets said final requirements;
(d) storing said qualification in said computer readable database; and
(e) manufacturing/commercializing said modified base technology.
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66. A product development and commercialization management information system, said system comprising:
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(a) means for storing, retrieving, searching, modifying, and reporting customer requirements for a product;
(b) means for storing, retrieving, searching, modifying, and reporting an evaluation of the economics of developing said product per said customer requirements;
(c) means for storing, retrieving, searching, modifying, and reporting a selection of a base technology;
(d) means for storing, retrieving, searching, modifying, and reporting a determination of modifications needed of said base technology to meet said final requirements; and
(e) means for storing, retrieving, searching, modifying, and reporting testing details and results of said determination to verify it meets said final requirements. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69)
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67. A product development and commercialization management information system comprising:
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(a) a collaborative work space, wherein multiple participants can individually and jointly work on a project;
(1) configured at least partially automating workflow of product development and commercialization projects from determining customer requirements and financial analysis of project viability, through determining a base technology, determining any needed modifications of said base technology, and testing said modified base technology to verify compliance with customer requirements, and configured for adding/changing the participants in a project;
(2) configured for assigning, tracking and providing notification of tasks relating to a product development project or group of projects;
(3) configured for providing a collaborative work space comprising a secure/searchable communication repository linked to product development projects or logical grouping of projects and their tasks, for communications with and between project participants and customers, configured for recording, channeling, and archiving said communications;
(4) configured for financial tracking and/or forecasting for a project or a logical grouping of projects;
(5) configured for importing lab data;
(6) configured for providing a secure and searchable document repository linked to projects or logical groupings of projects, wherein said documents are in final format; and
(b) a database;
(1) configured for storing a product development project'"'"'s history and details, said history and details comprising the types of data, time schedules, status of all steps in the project, contact information, results of all steps in the project, and documents and information supporting all steps in the project; and
(2) configured for searching said stored history and details and for generating reports from same;
(c) a network for connecting said collaborative workspace and database; and
(d) means for providing for different levels of secure access for different users.
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