Patents by Inventor Dennis L. Draheim

Dennis L. Draheim 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 generating a sequence of steps for use by a factory
    Patent number: 6128542
    Abstract: The present invention allows the produce or process engineering of a factory to define a sequence of steps and to associate the steps to various levels defined by the object oriented database OODB. This allows the steps to be variable name independent and allow increased flexibility in reusability of the step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: CMSI Acquisition Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Kristoff, David P. Nunn, Christopher Winemiller, Dennis L. Draheim, John McCollum, Judith S. Hirsch, John H. McGehee, Robert J. White, Jr.