Patents by Inventor Frank Azzolino

Frank Azzolino 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).

  • System and method for determining costs within an enterprise
    Publication number: 20050120010
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a method for determining costs within an enterprise. The method comprises determining a set of cost-drivers based on characteristics of three-dimensional design data of a manufacturable component; and providing, to a plurality of different enterprise functions, database access to cost data from any combination of: the set of cost-drivers, and a set of costs determined based on the set of cost-drivers. In another embodiment, there is disclosed a computer system for determining costs within an enterprise. The system comprises a database comprising a set of stored cost-drivers determined based on characteristics of three-dimensional design data of a manufacturable component; and a network capable of providing, to a plurality of different enterprise functions, access to cost data from any combination of: the set of cost drivers, and a set of costs determined based on the set of cost-drivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: aPriori Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Philpott, Eric Hiller, R. Schrader, Jeremy Rishel, Andrew Carroll, Frank Azzolino