HAZARD COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20030004965A1
• Filed: 05/06/1999
• Published: 01/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shell Oil Company (Shell Plc)
• Original Assignee: Shell Oil Company (Shell Plc)
• Inventors: STEVENS, BARBARA A., DIETZ, GREG P., FARMER, JANICE LYNN, DICKSON, EDMUND L., COMPANION, GERTRUDE, COGAR, DAVID A., WIX, JOE, HILL, PATSY MASK, FINKELSTEIN, MATTHEW C.
• Granted Patent: US 7,171,426 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G16C 20/90 Programming languages; Computing architectures; Database systems; Data warehousing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

The invention is an integrated, data-centric hazard communication system. The system has an authoring module and a means for disseminating hazard information about a material and its components, decomposition products and related materials. The authoring module decompiles material data, associates the decompiled data with hazard information, and recompiles material data associated with hazard information to provide hazard information about the material, its components, decomposition products of the material, and substances related to the material. The system can be a general purpose computer programmed with computer instructions to perform these functions. Computer software for performing these functions is also presented.

Claims

1. A data-centric hazard communication apparatus comprising:

a) an authoring module having a means for decompiling material data, a means for associating the decompiled data with hazard information, and a means for recompiling material data associated with hazard information to provide hazard information about the material, its components, decomposition products of the material, and substances related to the material and

b) and a means for disseminating hazard information about said material, its components, decomposition products of the material, and substances related to the material wherein said means for disseminating hazard information communicates with said authoring module.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for decompiling material data comprises a deblending analyzer.

3. The appratus of claim 2 wherein said means for decompiling material data further comprises a substance processor.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for recompiling material data associated with hazard information is a rules engine for generating words and phrases used in the production of documents and system output.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for disseminating hazard information is a distribution module.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for disseminating hazard information is an online module.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for disseminating hazard information is a labeling module.

8. A process for communicating hazard information comprising the steps of

a) entering material information into an authoring module wherein said material information is decompiled, associated with the material information, recompiled to provide hazard information about the material, its components, decomposition products of the material, and substances related to the material and such hazard information to produce hazard communication documents, and

b) distributing said communication documents.

9. A machine for communicating hazard information comprising:

a) a general purpose computer,

b) computer instructions organized into modules including an authoring module and a distribution module,

c) said general purpose computer programmed with said computer instructions.

10. The machine of claim 9 wherein material information is entered into said authoring module, said material information is decompiled, associated with the material information, recompiled to provide hazard information about the material, its components, decomposition products of the material, and substances related to the material and such hazard information to produce hazard communication documents

11. The machine of claim 10 wherein said instructions are computer programming code.

12. The machine of claim 10 wherein said computer programming code comprises software.

13. An article of manufacture comprising the software of claim 12.