Patents by Inventor Charles Nelson Smart

Charles Nelson Smart has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for forecasting intermittent demand
    Patent number: 6205431
    Abstract: A system and method for forecasting intermittent demand. The forecasting technique utilizes sample reuse techniques to build a distribution of predicted cumulative lead time demand values that can be analyzed using statistical methods, be used as input for an inventory control system, be used as input for a sales planning system, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Smart Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Reed Willemain, Charles Nelson Smart