Patents by Inventor Daniel Jonathan Archer

Daniel Jonathan Archer 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).

  • Occurrence management in product data management systems
    Patent number: 8458228
    Abstract: Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes maintaining a data structure for a complex item. The data structure includes a root node representing the complex item, at least one assembly node associated with the root node, and a plurality of part nodes each associated with the assembly node. The method includes defining at least two absolute occurrences associated with the root node and corresponding to at least the root node and the assembly node. The method includes defining at least one managed occurrence that includes a plurality of the absolute occurrences. The method includes using the managed occurrence as a central control authority for the plurality of absolute occurrences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
    Inventors: Ori Ben-Haim, Frances Elizabeth Evans, Eric M. Leeson, Daniel Jonathan Archer
  • OCCURRENCE MANAGEMENT IN PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20130080478
    Abstract: Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes maintaining a data structure for a complex item. The data structure includes a root node representing the complex item, at least one assembly node associated with the root node, and a plurality of part nodes each associated with the assembly node. The method includes defining at least two absolute occurrences associated with the root node and corresponding to at least the root node and the assembly node. The method includes defining at least one managed occurrence that includes a plurality of the absolute occurrences. The method includes using the managed occurrence as a central control authority for the plurality of absolute occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: SIEMENS PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INC.
    Inventors: Ori Ben-Haim, Frances Elizabeth Evans, Eric M. Leeson, Daniel Jonathan Archer