Patents by Inventor Bruce Hellen

Bruce Hellen 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).

  • Publication number: 20150066570
    Abstract: A self-managed inventory, supply chain dynamic SKU performance and optimization system may be provided. Service trigger generation may monitor the inventory status and direct when service should occur at a dealer location based on market demand. Demand based service may generate a service trigger when the dealer's inventory level reaches a service threshold. Enhanced SKU depth optimization may be employed to provide SKU depth recommendations based upon how product is moving in the market place to ensure that demand based service is reaching a service trigger at a desired service interval. Enhanced SKU depth optimization may be combined with at least one service trigger including a demand trigger to create demand based service, a route trigger to create enhanced route service, and an order trigger to create enhanced order service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Bruce Hellen, Joseph T. Mills, Chris Patton, Ralph Jurgen Mauelshagen
  • Publication number: 20140167919
    Abstract: A collapsible storage rack includes an integral RFID tag scanner configured to read RFID tags of products stored thereon. The storage rack is adjustable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: Interstate Battery System International, Inc., Seeonic, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Singh, Bruce Hellen
  • Publication number: 20140085052
    Abstract: A modular RFID tag scanner includes a control unit and multiple signal distribution units. The signal distribution units include multiple antennas within a single housing. The signal distribution units are each connected to the control unit by an RF transmission line. The configuration of the modular RFID tag scanner permits easy construction or retrofitting of a product storage structure to scan RFID tags on products, such as to monitor product inventory on the product storage structure. Methods of installing and using an RFID tag scanner are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicants: Interstate Battery System International, Inc., Seeonic, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Singh, Bruce Hellen