Database and information software application for managing, tracking and disseminating product specifications and product sample analytical data in a petroleum refining, storage and transportation operation

• US 20070088600A1
• Filed: 10/19/2005
• Published: 04/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Marathon Petroleum Company LLC (Marathon Petroleum Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Marathon Petroleum Company LLC (Marathon Petroleum Corporation)
• Inventors: Dlab, Judy, Lichtinger, Vince, Rogers, Doug
• Application Number:
  US11/253,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20070088600A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06395 Quality analysis or management

Abstract

A centralized database system used for storing, tracking and disseminating product specification and sample analysis data for a petroleum refining and distribution operation.

Claims

1. A software application system for use in a company-wide computer network for managing product specification data by interfacing with at least one centralized database.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one database includes data on at least one or more of the following:

product specifications, product sample analysis results, and product naming and unit standards.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein all the data is related to petroleum products.

4. The system of claim 2 further having a graphical user interface for database input and database report generation.

5. The system of claim 2 further being accessible at all company locations by means of a company-wide intranet computer network.

6. The system of claim 2 further having automatic notification means for alerting all relevant operations in the company of a change in product specifications.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the notification means also provides an automatic alert to relevant operations when a product sample fails to meet product specifications.

8. The system of claim 2 further having the ability to dynamically create company bulletins for internal use that include real time information about products and their specifications.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the company bulletins are also dynamically created for customer use.

10. The system of claim 2 wherein the database includes product sample analysis results obtained from company laboratory quality control sampling.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein analytical data from multiple laboratories within the company is collected.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the analytical data is viewed and traded in multiple formats.

13. The system of claim 12 further including comparing the data to product specification data.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the data is viewed on a geographical basis and mapping is provided to show product at all relevant locations in the company.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the data is further displayed to provide historical information for specific products and product specifications for specified ranges of dates.