Patents by Inventor Craig Schwandt

Craig Schwandt 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).

  • Patent number: 7497370
    Abstract: A supply chain (or other process) visibility solution combines RFID technology with a data visibility architecture to provide real-time or near real-time supply chain information at various stages of the supply chain (or other process). The system uses a data gathering architecture which collects data from multiple sources about an object. The sources of data include RFID tags, scanners and manual input. The data from the RFID tags is used to correlate the gathered data to attributes associated with the object (e.g., name, description or price). The gathered data and attributes are stored in a data store according to a customizable schema and published for consumption by one or more business processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lingzhi L. Allen, Craig A. Schwandt, Mohammad A. Adil, Frank J. Beeson, Andy P. Salvador
  • Publication number: 20060163338
    Abstract: A supply chain (or other process) visibility solution is disclosed that combines RFID technology with a data visibility architecture to provide real-time or near real-time supply chain information at various stages of the supply chain (or other process). The system uses a data gathering architecture which collects data from multiple sources about an object. The sources of data include RFID tags, scanners and manual input. The data from the RFID tags is used to correlate the gathered data to attributes associated with the object (e.g., name, description or price). The gathered data and attributes are stored in a data store according to a customizable schema and published for consumption by one or more business processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lingzhi Allen, Craig Schwandt, Mohammad Adil, Frank Beeson, Andy Salvador