Patents by Inventor Conrad Josef Volkmann

Conrad Josef Volkmann 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).

  • Capacity based process job layout distribution
    Patent number: 8538791
    Abstract: Production flows/processes are presented through a layout distribution of kanban job symbols (cards, representing production tasks/jobs) in a sequence of execution inside several planning periods. A smart layout distribution algorithm displays a schedule consistent of planning periods and kanban job symbols planned in the planning periods. In addition to a variety of color, textual, graphic, and shading schemes, as well as, icons for providing visual information on the tasks/jobs, the algorithm fits the kanban job symbols within the user interface without scroll bars with a resizable control, and maintains kanban job symbol size proportional to capacity consumed, consistent across planning periods even if the planning periods have different total capacity or are overloaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrés del Campo Novales, Conrad Josef Volkmann, Andre Miguel Coelao Oliveira Rodrigues
  • CAPACITY BASED PROCESS JOB LAYOUT DISTRIBUTION
    Publication number: 20130024234
    Abstract: Production flows/processes are presented through a layout distribution of kanban job symbols (cards, representing production tasks/jobs) in a sequence of execution inside several planning periods. A smart layout distribution algorithm displays a schedule consistent of planning periods and kanban job symbols planned in the planning periods. In addition to a variety of color, textual, graphic, and shading schemes, as well as, icons for providing visual information on the tasks/jobs, the algorithm fits the kanban job symbols within the user interface without scroll bars with a resizable control, and maintains kanban job symbol size proportional to capacity consumed, consistent across planning periods even if the planning periods have different total capacity or are overloaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrés del Campo Novales, Conrad Josef Volkmann, André Rodrigues