Patents by Inventor John Lawrence Brockman

John Lawrence Brockman 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).

  • Publication number: 20240069523
    Abstract: A manufacturing process for physical components can be optimized using some techniques described herein. For example, a system can access a group of models, where each model corresponds to a respective type of production location. The system can select a model, from the group of models, that corresponds to a particular type of production location selected by a user. The system can select a particular type of production equipment based on the selected model. The system can then execute one or more computing operations to facilitate deployment of the particular type of production equipment at the particular type of production location. This can help ensure that appropriately sized production equipment is installed at the production location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: STARBUCKS CORPORATION
    Inventor: John Lawrence BROCKMAN
  • Patent number: 11796969
    Abstract: A manufacturing process for physical components can be optimized using some techniques described herein. For example, a system can receive, via a graphical user interface, a user selection of a particular type of production location. The system can determine a cumulative consumption of a component at the particular type of production location over a particular time window. The system can analyze a group of candidate types of production equipment to identify a particular type of production equipment that can accommodate the cumulative consumption of the component during the particular time window. And the system can execute one or more computing operations configured to facilitate deployment of the particular type of production equipment at the particular type of production location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: John Lawrence Brockman, Susan P. Behroozi
  • Patent number: 11733661
    Abstract: A manufacturing process for physical components can be optimized using some techniques described herein. For example, a system can receive, via a graphical user interface, a user selection of a particular type of production location. The system can determine a cumulative consumption of a component at the particular type of production location over a particular time window. The system can analyze a group of candidate types of production equipment to identify a particular type of production equipment that can accommodate the cumulative consumption of the component during the particular time window. And the system can execute one or more computing operations configured to facilitate deployment of the particular type of production equipment at the particular type of production location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: John Lawrence Brockman, Susan P. Behroozi