Patents by Inventor Craig Bitel

Craig Bitel 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SPARE PARTS INVENTORY WITHIN A MANUFACTURING PLANT
    Publication number: 20050216366
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling spare parts inventory within a manufacturing plant by identifying and locating spare parts in the manufacturing plant. Signals representative of a spare parts search request from a user are transmitted to a base station. The base station processes the signals with inventory data to obtain a search result. The search results represent identification location data for each unit in the spare parts search request and also an available quantity of the spare part units relative to the quantity of spare parts units needed for the desired manufacturing levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Ridge Vincent, Rob McLean, Craig Bitel, Michael Kokavec, Warren Schwanky