Patents by Inventor Grant Lindsey MacKay

Grant Lindsey MacKay 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 system for master planning priority assignment
    Patent number: 6981003
    Abstract: A method and system for performing master planning priority assignment is presented. The method includes assigning a priority to a demand record that contains at least one demand attribute and a priority field. The assignment includes identifying a database that contains priority assignment rules for demand records and then querying the rule database to find the database record that corresponds to the particular demand record. The corresponding database record is found by matching the data in the attribute fields in the rule database and the demand record. The priority associated with the matching priority database record is assigned to the demand record. Additional embodiments include a system and storage medium for performing master planning priority assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Georg Pauliks, Michael Lee Bundy, Thomas Robert Ervolina, Darrell Lavern Harrod, James Kanuch, Amanda Kotecki, Grant Lindsey MacKay, Sarah Elizabeth Santo
  • Method and system for master planning priority assignment
    Publication number: 20030028507
    Abstract: A method and system for performing master planning priority assignment is presented. The method includes assigning a priority to a demand record that contains at least one demand attribute and a priority field. The assignment includes identifying a database that contains priority assignment rules for demand records and then querying the rule database to find the database record that corresponds to the particular demand record. The corresponding database record is found by matching the data in the attribute fields in the rule database and the demand record. The priority associated with the matching priority database record is assigned to the demand record. Additional embodiments include a system and storage medium for performing master planning priority assignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Georg Pauliks, Michael Lee Bundy, Thomas Robert Ervolina, Darrell Lavern Harrod, James Kanuch, Amanda Kotecki, Grant Lindsey MacKay, Sarah Elizabeth Santo