Patents by Inventor Blair Binney

Blair Binney 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).

  • Minimum and maximum recommended supply lines for determining price-protection rebate
    Publication number: 20110047021
    Abstract: A minimum recommended supply line (RSL) and a maximum RSL during a time period are determined. The minimum RSL is based on a minimum number of a product that is recommended to be in inventory for the time period. The maximum RSL is based on a maximum number of the product that is recommended to be in inventory for the time period. A number of the product is purchased equal to or greater than the minimum RSL minus a number of the product already in inventory at a beginning of the time period. A price-protected number of the product is determined as a smaller of the maximum RSL and a number of the product in inventory at an end of the time period. A rebate amount is determined as equal to the price-protected number multiplied by a decrease in price of the product from the time period to a next time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Mamnoon Jamil, Markus Ettl, Blair Binney, Donnie D. Haye, Benjamin T. Massie, William S. Maton, Karthik Sourirajan
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENTERPRISE PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION
    Publication number: 20090281956
    Abstract: A portfolio generating system includes a portfolio optimizing unit configured to generate an optimized portfolio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lianjun An, Daniel E. Benoit, Blair Binney, Pawan Raghunath Chowdhary, Pu Huang, Dharmashankar Subramanian, Julian Ybarra