Patents by Inventor Elizabeth L. Williamson

Elizabeth L. Williamson 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, system, and computer program product for improved flow of development lots in a manufacturing facility
    Patent number: 7239930
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for improved flow of development lots in a manufacturing facility. A method in accordance to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: establishing at least one target for processing of a set of development lots in the manufacturing facility; monitoring a progress of the set of development lots in the manufacturing facility; comparing the progress of the set of development lots against the at least one target; establishing at least one suggested action for the set of development lots if the progress of the set of development lots deviates from the at least one target; and deciding which development lots in the set of development lots to assign to at least one tool in the manufacturing facility, wherein the at least one suggested action is incorporated into the assignment decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard G. Burda, Alfred Degbotse, Brian T. Denton, Kenneth J. Fordyce, Robert J. Milne, Elizabeth L. Williamson