Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Levionnois

Jean-Pierre Levionnois 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).

  • Computer-assisted pull flow production management method
    Patent number: 6970756
    Abstract: A method for computer-aided pulled-flow production management including constructing a nomenclature as a numerical table including information relative to links between a finished product and components composing the finished product, constructing a numerical table pertaining to parameters of each of the components, and determining the number of product requirements including constructing a numerical table of calendar requirements over a period of time, wherein each component for the components whose descriptor has a kanban step is associated with a numerical table including counter descriptors counter C0 in which is recorded a state of a number of kanban in circulation with a preceding calculation of requirements, counter C1 in which is recorded a state of a total number of kanban after a last calculation of the requirements, counter C2 in which is recorded a state of a number of kanban available in stock, pending counter C3 in which is recorded a state of a number of pending kanban and not transmitted to co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Calvasoft B.V.
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Levionnois
  • Computer-assisted pull flow production management method
    Publication number: 20040186606
    Abstract: A method for computer-aided pulled-flow production management including constructing a nomenclature as a numerical table including information relative to links between a finished product and components composing the finished product, constructing a numerical table pertaining to parameters of each of the components, and determining the number of product requirements including constructing a numerical table of calendar requirements over a period of time, wherein each component for the components whose descriptor has a kanban step is associated with a numerical table including counter descriptors counter C0 in which is recorded a state of a number of kanban in circulation with a preceding calculation of requirements, counter C1 in which is recorded a state of a total number of kanban after a last calculation of the requirements, counter C2 in which is recorded a state of a number of kanban available in stock, pending counter C3 in which is recorded a state of a number of pending kanban and not transmitted to co
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: CALVASOFT B.V., a corporation of the Netherlands
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Levionnois