Patents by Inventor Brian Timothy Kreifels

Brian Timothy Kreifels 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).

  • Automatically adjusting inventory based on loaner parts and order demands
    Patent number: 8429033
    Abstract: A system for performing a part inventory analysis is provided. In response to determining a current part inventory, current order demands on the current part inventory are determined. The current part inventory is segmented. An order demand coverage is determined for each segment of the segmented inventory based on the current order demands. A conditioned part inventory is determined based on a loaner part inventory analysis of the segmented inventory. A part purchase recommendation is calculated based on the conditioned part inventory. Then, data for the segmented inventory, the order demand coverage, the conditioned part inventory, and the part purchase recommendation are stored in a storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Timothy Kreifels, Ryan T. Paske, William Robert Taylor
  • Method and System for Automatically Adjusting Inventory Based on Loaner Parts and Order Demands
    Publication number: 20090063305
    Abstract: A system for performing a part inventory analysis. In response to determining a current part inventory, current order demands on the current part inventory are determined. The current part inventory is segmented. An order demand coverage is determined for each segment of the segmented inventory based on the current order demands. A conditioned part inventory is determined based on a loaner part inventory analysis of the segmented inventory. A part purchase recommendation is calculated based on the conditioned part inventory. Then, data for the segmented inventory, the order demand coverage, the conditioned part inventory, and the part purchase recommendation are stored in a storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Timothy Kreifels, Ryan T. Paske, William Robert Taylor