Patents by Inventor Timothy Jay Smith

Timothy Jay Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 7457761
    Abstract: The method of managing the delivery of an order from at least one supplier to a respective delivery agent, and from the delivery agent to a respective buyer, given a requested order date and the respective buyers address, consisting of the steps including: determining a first potential arrival date of the order at a respective delivery agents location based on the order request date and the buyer's address; calculating the capacity of the delivery agent to ship the order based the first potential arrive date request; and finally, determining when there is sufficient capacity to ship the order to the buyer's address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Jay Smith, Terry Ray Stout, Jeffrey Allen Hume, Gregory Ellington
  • Patent number: 7313530
    Abstract: The present invention is adapted to calculate expected capacity utilization information by zone for a respective delivery agent within the zone then to display delivery agent shipping capacity information via a communications network. The present invention further provides a zone capacity calculation and display system that is intuitive and easy for the user to understand. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, capacity data may be illustrated for a respective delivery agent on a monthly basis. In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the capacity data of a respective delivery agent may be illustrated for a respective zone on a daily basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Jay Smith, Vivek Prabhakar Rao
  • Publication number: 20040225507
    Abstract: The method of managing the delivery of an order from at least one supplier to a respective delivery agent, and from the delivery agent to a respective buyer, given a requested order date and the respective buyers address, consisting of the steps including: determining a first potential arrival date of the order at a respective delivery agents location based on the order request date and the buyer's address; calculating the capacity of the delivery agent to ship the order based the first potential arrive date request; and finally, determining when there is sufficient capacity to ship the order to the buyer's address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: TIMOTHY JAY SMITH, TERRY RAY STOUT, GREGORY TODD ELLINGTON, JEFFREY ALLEN HUME
  • Publication number: 20030135428
    Abstract: Method and system for managing delivery of goods from a supplier to a buyer are provided. The delivery generally involves at least one delivery agent, at least one store, at least one supplier, and a plurality of buyers, wherein the at least one delivery agent, the at least one store, and the at least one supplier are accessible through a communications network. The method allows to provide a Web page that includes a first data field for inputting an original purchase order identifier. The Web page further includes a second data field for inputting a new purchase order identifier. Respective retrieving actions allow to retrieve original order information associated with the original purchase order identifier, and updated order information associated with the new purchase order identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventor: Timothy Jay Smith
  • Publication number: 20030115104
    Abstract: Method and system for managing delivery of goods from a supplier to a buyer are provided. The delivery generally involves at least one delivery agent, at least one store, at least one supplier, and a plurality of buyers, wherein the at least one delivery agent, the at least one store, and the at least one supplier are accessible through a communications network. The method allows a respective store to communicate respective order information to a logistics intermediary. The method further allows to store the respective order information in a database. A Web page is provided that includes basic order information. The Web page further includes a clickable icon for accessing detailed order information from the database in connection with that order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Timothy Jay Smith, Thomas Simmons
  • Publication number: 20030023465
    Abstract: The present invention is adapted to calculate expected capacity utilization information by zone for a respective delivery agent within the zone then to display delivery agent shipping capacity information via a communications network. The present invention further provides a zone capacity calculation and display system that is intuitive and easy for the user to understand. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, capacity data may be illustrated for a respective delivery agent on a monthly basis. In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the capacity data of a respective delivery agent may be illustrated for a respective zone on a daily basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Timothy Jay Smith, Vivek Prabhakar Rao