Patents by Inventor Dale Lachlan McDonald

Dale Lachlan McDonald 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: 20230281558
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed to train machine learning models, generate software agents, and evaluate, via reinforcement learning, the actions of the software agents in a simulated ecosystem. Embodiments include a computer comprising a processor and memory and configured to train one or more machine learning models to generate one or more software agents, wherein each software agent comprises an autonomous software program designed to execute a task in a supply chain network. Embodiments generate a first software agent and a second software agent, and a simulated supply chain ecosystem representing a hierarchical structure of supply chain network tasks. Embodiments simulate one or more tasks executed by the software agents in the simulated supply chain ecosystem, review the tasks according to one or more defined objectives, and apply reinforcement incentives to the software agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Dale Lachlan McDonald, Felix Christopher Wick
  • Patent number: 11645617
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed to train machine learning models, generate software agents, and evaluate, via reinforcement learning, the actions of the software agents in a simulated ecosystem. Embodiments include a computer comprising a processor and memory and configured to train one or more machine learning models to generate one or more software agents, wherein each software agent comprises an autonomous software program designed to execute a task in a supply chain network. Embodiments generate a first software agent and a second software agent, and a simulated supply chain ecosystem representing a hierarchical structure of supply chain network tasks. Embodiments simulate one or more tasks executed by the software agents in the simulated supply chain ecosystem, review the tasks according to one or more defined objectives, and apply reinforcement incentives to the software agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Lachlan McDonald, Felix Christopher Wick