Patents by Inventor David John Fichtinger

David John Fichtinger 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 apparatus for variable regulatory or conditional use compliance maximizing use of available inventory
    Patent number: 7818221
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing variable regulatory compliance in a supply chain. The process identifies a variable regulatory compliance for a production order. Variable regulatory compliance is a percentage of a given attribute of the production order in compliance with order compliance rules. The process selects a set of compliant parts based on a compliant supply-to-demand ratio. The set of compliant parts is a minimum number of compliant parts required to satisfy variable regulatory compliance. The process selects a set of non-compliant parts based on a non-compliant supply-to-demand ratio. The process generates a list of recommended parts for use in manufacturing a product specified by the production order. The list of recommended parts comprises the set of compliant parts and the set of non-compliant parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David John Fichtinger, Ivory Wellman Knipfer, Jason Scott Lee, Fraser Allan Syme, Matthew H. Zemke
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VARIABLE REGULATORY OR CONDITIONAL USE COMPLIANCE MAXIMIZING USE OF AVAILABLE INVENTORY
    Publication number: 20080109329
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing variable regulatory compliance in a supply chain. The process identifies a variable regulatory compliance for a production order. Variable regulatory compliance is a percentage of a given attribute of the production order in compliance with order compliance rules. The process selects a set of compliant parts based on a compliant supply-to-demand ratio. The set of compliant parts is a minimum number of compliant parts required to satisfy variable regulatory compliance. The process selects a set of non-compliant parts based on a non-compliant supply-to-demand ratio. The process generates a list of recommended parts for use in manufacturing a product specified by the production order. The list of recommended parts comprises the set of compliant parts and the set of non-compliant parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: David John Fichtinger, Ivory Wellman Knipfer, Jason Scott Lee, Fraser Allan Syme, Matthew H. Zemke