Patents by Inventor Jason S. Lee
Jason S. Lee 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).
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Patent number: 10467542Abstract: An intelligent load control device is provided for operable incorporation in an object. The intelligent load control device includes devices disposed about the object to detect characteristics thereof that are relevant to an object tipping event, a response system, and a processing unit. The response system is configured to take an action to mitigate risks associated with the object tipping event responsive to received control instructions. The processing unit is disposed to be receptive of the detected characteristics from the devices and to issue the control instructions to the response system. The processing unit is configured to dynamically analyze the detected characteristics to determine a likelihood of the object tipping event and to issue the control instructions in accordance with the determined likelihood.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Clinton W. Erie, Jason S. Lee, Michael J. Macpherson, Ryan T. Paske
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Patent number: 10457443Abstract: Adjustable pallets are provided which include a deck to support a product for shipping. The deck is selectively positionable in a raised position, as a horizontal support surface for the product, and in a lowered position, closer, at least in part, to a floor to facilitate loading the product on or unloading the product from the pallet. Further, the adjustable pallet includes a movable support, the movable support includes an inclined plane. The deck rests on the movable support in the raised position, and the deck traverses, at least in part, the inclined plane of the movable support when the deck is transitioned between the raised position and the lowered position.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael J. MacPherson, Jason S. Lee, Clinton W. Erie, Ryan Paske
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Patent number: 10169737Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to manufacturing production and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for reuse of cancelled products that are partially manufactured. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for reusing a partially manufactured product during a manufacturing process can be provided. The method can include reading a configuration of the partially manufactured product and reading a set of rules that match a given configuration with one of a set of defined target configurations. The method can further include executing the set of rules upon the configuration of the partially manufactured product so as to match the configuration of the partially manufactured product with a target configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven C. Erickson, Ivory W. Knipfer, Jason S. Lee, Fraser A. Syme, Matthew H. Zemke
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Patent number: 10132711Abstract: A system and a method for stability measurement and optimization are provided. For example, the method includes loading an object onto a tilting device that includes one or more sensor devices, collecting resting corner weight values from the one or more sensor devices, tilting the object using the tilting device, collecting tilted corner weight values from the one or more sensor devices while tilting the object using the tilting device, calculating, using a data processor of the tilting device, a center of gravity value based on the resting corner weight values, the tilted corner weight values, and dimensions of the object, generating, using the data processor, a tipping angle based on at least the center of gravity value and the dimensions of the object, and generating, using the data processor, a recommendation to adjust the tipping angle.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Clinton W. Erie, Jason S. Lee, Michael J. Macpherson, Ryan T. Paske
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Patent number: 10042333Abstract: An intelligent load control device is provided for operable incorporation in an object. The intelligent load control device includes devices disposed about the object to detect characteristics thereof that are relevant to an object tipping event, a response system, and a processing unit. The response system is configured to take an action to mitigate risks associated with the object tipping event responsive to received control instructions. The processing unit is disposed to be receptive of the detected characteristics from the devices and to issue the control instructions to the response system. The processing unit is configured to dynamically analyze the detected characteristics to determine a likelihood of the object tipping event and to issue the control instructions in accordance with the determined likelihood.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Clinton W. Erie, Jason S. Lee, Michael J. Macpherson, Ryan T. Paske
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Publication number: 20180143596Abstract: An intelligent load control device is provided for operable incorporation in an object. The intelligent load control device includes devices disposed about the object to detect characteristics thereof that are relevant to an object tipping event, a response system, and a processing unit. The response system is configured to take an action to mitigate risks associated with the object tipping event responsive to received control instructions. The processing unit is disposed to be receptive of the detected characteristics from the devices and to issue the control instructions to the response system. The processing unit is configured to dynamically analyze the detected characteristics to determine a likelihood of the object tipping event and to issue the control instructions in accordance with the determined likelihood.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Clinton W. Erie, Jason S. Lee, Michael J. Macpherson, Ryan T. Paske
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Publication number: 20180143597Abstract: An intelligent load control device is provided for operable incorporation in an object. The intelligent load control device includes devices disposed about the object to detect characteristics thereof that are relevant to an object tipping event, a response system, and a processing unit. The response system is configured to take an action to mitigate risks associated with the object tipping event responsive to received control instructions. The processing unit is disposed to be receptive of the detected characteristics from the devices and to issue the control instructions to the response system. The processing unit is configured to dynamically analyze the detected characteristics to determine a likelihood of the object tipping event and to issue the control instructions in accordance with the determined likelihood.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Clinton W. Erie, Jason S. Lee, Michael J. Macpherson, Ryan T. Paske
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Publication number: 20180120190Abstract: A system and a method for stability measurement and optimization are provided. For example, the method includes loading an object onto a tilting device that includes one or more sensor devices, collecting resting corner weight values from the one or more sensor devices, tilting the object using the tilting device, collecting tilted corner weight values from the one or more sensor devices while tilting the object using the tilting device, calculating, using a data processor of the tilting device, a center of gravity value based on the resting corner weight values, the tilted corner weight values, and dimensions of the object, generating, using the data processor, a tipping angle based on at least the center of gravity value and the dimensions of the object, and generating, using the data processor, a recommendation to adjust the tipping angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Clinton W. Erie, Jason S. Lee, Michael J. Macpherson, Ryan T. Paske
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Patent number: 9633329Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to staging manufactured items and provide a method, system and computer program product for staging items in a manufacturing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for staging items in a manufacturing environment can be provided. The method can include defining attributes of staging locations in a distribution area of the manufacturing environment, defining a set of staging strategies for use in the distribution area of the manufacturing environment, receiving a manufactured item in the distribution area and obtaining characteristics of the manufactured item, and comparing the obtained characteristics of the manufactured item to the set of staging strategies to select the staging strategy to apply to the manufactured item.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jason S. Lee, Ivory W. Knipfer, Antoine Sater, Manivannan Thavasi, Yajun Tu
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Publication number: 20170091690Abstract: A particular assembly is exploded into a first structure specifying multiple levels each comprising at least one component configured within each of the levels. One or more differences are detected from any level of the first structure of the particular assembly for the demand and to any level of a second structure of one or more selected completed assemblies from among the one or more completed assemblies. An order is allocated to the demand, based on the one or more differences, of at least one of a set, a subset, and a superset of the one or more selected completed assemblies, for efficiently managing manufacturing of configurable products within the configure-to-order environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: GYULA HALASI, TAMAS IMRENYI, JASON S. LEE, JUAN F. VARGAS
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Publication number: 20160358110Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system to determine an identifier for a product. A processor compares a plurality of attributes of the product to a hierarchical map of attributes. A processor determines a first portion of the identifier for the product based, at least in part, on a rule associated with the first attribute. A processor determines a second portion of the identifier for the product based, at least in part, on a rule associated with the second attribute. A processor determines an order of the first portion of the identifier and the second portion of the identifier based, at least in part, on the order of the first attribute and the second attribute in the hierarchical map of attributes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Ivory W. Knipfer, Jason S. Lee, Antoine G. Sater, Matthew H. Zemke
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Publication number: 20160358113Abstract: A method, computer program product and computer system are provided to determine an identifier for a product. A processor compares a plurality of attributes of the product to a hierarchical map of attributes. A processor determines a first portion of the identifier for the product based, at least in part, on a rule associated with the first attribute. A processor determines a second portion of the identifier for the product based, at least in part, on a rule associated with the second attribute. A processor determines an order of the first portion of the identifier and the second portion of the identifier based, at least in part, on the order of the first attribute and the second attribute in the hierarchical map of attributes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Ivory W. Knipfer, Jason S. Lee, Antoine G. Sater, Matthew H. Zemke
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Patent number: 9014827Abstract: A method for dynamically altering manufacturing routings to add, remove, or skip operations and combinations of operations within a shop floor control system in real-time to respond to current conditions. One aspect of the present invention is a computer-implemented method for dynamically generating a manufacturing production work flow. One embodiment of this method comprises receiving indication that an assembly has completed a manufacturing operation, the assembly having a work flow and a sampling strategy associated therewith; querying a data source for characteristics of a plurality of previously sampled components; querying a manufacturing floor control system for current production status; and dynamically updating the work flow for the assembly based at least in part on the sampling strategy, characteristics of the plurality of previously sampled components, and the current production status.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven C. Erickson, Ivory W. Knipfer, Jason S. Lee, Antoine G. Sater, Matthew H. Zemke
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Publication number: 20130231773Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to staging manufactured items and provide a method, system and computer program product for staging items in a manufacturing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for staging items in a manufacturing environment can be provided. The method can include defining attributes of staging locations in a distribution area of the manufacturing environment, defining a set of staging strategies for use in the distribution area of the manufacturing environment, receiving a manufactured item in the distribution area and obtaining characteristics of the manufactured item, and comparing the obtained characteristics of the manufactured item to the set of staging strategies to select the staging strategy to apply to the manufactured item.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jason S. Lee, Ivory W. Knipfer, Antoine Sater, Manivannan Thavasi, Yajun Tu
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Patent number: 8459889Abstract: An apparatus and article for cutting print media associated with a printing process. A media cutting logic-controlled head is incorporated into printing hardware. The cutting head is provided with a plurality of cutting devices that may be implemented in the form of cutting pins. Control logic is provided to individually control an extension or actuation of each of the cutting devices. Multiple cutting devices may be simultaneously extended and retracted or activated and deactivated, to cut the media at multiple locations. The cutting head can be integrated with any of existing printers transforming a printer into a media cutting device capable of cutting two-dimensional complex shapes at the full line speed without requiring change in speed or reversal of the media at any point.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew S. Barth, Jason S. Lee, Jason A. Rebhahn
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Patent number: 8423177Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to staging manufactured items and provide a method, system and computer program product for staging items in a manufacturing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for staging items in a manufacturing environment can be provided. The method can include defining attributes of staging locations in a distribution area of the manufacturing environment, defining a set of staging strategies for use in the distribution area of the manufacturing environment, receiving a manufactured item in the distribution area and obtaining characteristics of the manufactured item, and comparing the obtained characteristics of the manufactured item to the set of staging strategies to select the staging strategy to apply to the manufactured item.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jason S. Lee, Ivory W. Knipfer, Antoine Sater, Manivannan Thavasi, Yajun Tu
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Patent number: 8266193Abstract: A method and system makes date-time conversions and complex date-time calculations between dates of different calendaring systems. The conversion method herein allows embedded, real-time conversion in computer applications and systems between multiple calendaring systems. A date of a first date-time format is converted to any date of a second date-time format after a transformation to a temporal reference or epoch date. The conversion method can be embedded into any code space to enable full date-time conversion abilities. The real-time conversion of the conversion method requires no conversion tables and no post-processing manipulation thus eliminating the need for individual programmers to re-create the same date cross reference tables, or post processing algorithms. The conversion method supports conversion between any two date-time formats including the various existing Gregorian conventions.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nia W. Fong, Jeffrey G. Komatsu, Jason S. Lee, Manivannan Thavasi
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Publication number: 20120215343Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to staging manufactured items and provide a method, system and computer program product for staging items in a manufacturing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for staging items in a manufacturing environment can be provided. The method can include defining attributes of staging locations in a distribution area of the manufacturing environment, defining a set of staging strategies for use in the distribution area of the manufacturing environment, receiving a manufactured item in the distribution area and obtaining characteristics of the manufactured item, and comparing the obtained characteristics of the manufactured item to the set of staging strategies to select the staging strategy to apply to the manufactured item.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ivory W. Knipfer, Jason S. Lee, Antoine G. Sater, Manivannan Thavasi, Yajun Tu
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Patent number: 8140180Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to staging manufactured items and provide a method, system and computer program product for staging items in a manufacturing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for staging items in a manufacturing environment can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ivory W. Knipfer, Jason S. Lee, Antoine G. Sater, Manivannan Thavasi, Yajun Tu
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Publication number: 20110305495Abstract: An apparatus and article for cutting print media associated with a printing process. A media cutting logic-controlled head is incorporated into printing hardware. The cutting head is provided with a plurality of cutting devices that may be implemented in the form of cutting pins. Control logic is provided to individually control an extension or actuation of each of the cutting devices. Multiple cutting devices may be simultaneously extended and retracted or activated and deactivated, to cut the media at multiple locations. The cutting head can be integrated with any of existing printers transforming a printer into a media cutting device capable of cutting two-dimensional complex shapes at the full line speed without requiring change in speed or reversal of the media at any point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew S. Barth, Jason S. Lee, Jason A. Rebhahn