Patents by Inventor Kevin Cline

Kevin Cline 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).

  • Patent number: 7752245
    Abstract: A binary tree structure for detecting inventory problems. A first embodiment detects on-hand inventory problems. A second embodiment detects inventory requirements problems. Both embodiments use a binary tree whose nodes store time values and delta values. The delta values represent inventory consumers or producers. The time values of trees used for inventory requirements problems are shifted in accordance with build-ahead times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: i2 Technologies US, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin A. Cline
  • Patent number: 7752246
    Abstract: A binary tree structure for detecting inventory problems. A first embodiment detects on-hand inventory problems. A second embodiment detects inventory requirements problems. Both embodiments use a binary tree whose nodes store time values and delta values. The delta values represent inventory consumers or producers. The time values of trees used for inventory requirements problems are shifted in accordance with build-ahead times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: i2 Technologies US, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin A. Cline
  • Patent number: 7752244
    Abstract: A binary tree structure for detecting inventory problems. A first embodiment detects on-hand inventory problems. A second embodiment detects inventory requirements problems. Both embodiments use a binary tree whose nodes store time values and delta values. The delta values represent inventory consumers or producers. The time values of trees used for inventory requirements problems are shifted in accordance with build-ahead times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: i2 Technologies US, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin A. Cline
  • Patent number: 7739222
    Abstract: A binary tree structure for detecting inventory problems. A first embodiment detects on-hand inventory problems. A second embodiment detects inventory requirements problems. Both embodiments use a binary tree whose nodes store time values and delta values. (FIG. 2). The delta values represent inventory consumers or producers. (FIG. 6). The time values of trees used for inventory requirements problems are shifted in accordance with build-ahead times. (FIG. 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: i2 Technologies US, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Cline
  • Publication number: 20100088200
    Abstract: A binary tree structure for detecting inventory problems. A first embodiment detects on-hand inventory problems. A second embodiment detects inventory requirements problems. Both embodiments use a binary tree whose nodes store time values and delta values. The delta values represent inventory consumers or producers. The time values of trees used for inventory requirements problems are shifted in accordance with build-ahead times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventor: Kevin A. Cline
  • Publication number: 20100082460
    Abstract: A binary tree structure for detecting inventory problems. A first embodiment detects on-hand inventory problems. A second embodiment detects inventory requirements problems. Both embodiments use a binary tree whose nodes store time values and delta values. The delta values represent inventory consumers or producers. The time values of trees used for inventory requirements problems are shifted in accordance with build-ahead times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: Kevin A. Cline
  • Publication number: 20100005933
    Abstract: A tool for installing a wire nut connector onto at least two wires includes an injection molded device having an orifice arranged on a distal face of the device for accepting a wire nut. This wire nut orifice includes a through opening and a plurality of curved regions arranged therein for contacting ridges on an exterior of the wire nuts during installation and removal. Pairs of stepped shoulders are arranged within the wire nut orifice for accepting wings on an exterior of the wire nuts. In a first embodiment, the tool includes a rotating handle. In a second embodiment the device includes a square opening on the proximal face for accepting an end of a ratcheting drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: Kevin Cline
  • Publication number: 20080052204
    Abstract: A binary tree structure for detecting inventory problems. A first embodiment detects on-hand inventory problems. A second embodiment detects inventory requirements problems. Both embodiments use a binary tree whose nodes store time values and delta values. The delta values represent inventory consumers or producers. The time values of trees used for inventory requirements problems are shifted in accordance with build-ahead times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventor: Kevin Cline
  • Publication number: 20060041526
    Abstract: A binary tree structure for detecting inventory problems. A first embodiment detects on-hand inventory problems. A second embodiment detects inventory requirements problems. Both embodiments use a binary tree whose nodes store time values and delta values. (FIG. 2). The delta values represent inventory consumers or producers. (FIG. 6). The time values of trees used for inventory requirements problems are shifted in accordance with build-ahead times. (FIG. 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventor: Kevin Cline
  • Patent number: 6944598
    Abstract: A binary tree structure for detecting inventory problems. A first embodiment detects on-hand inventory problems. A second embodiment detects inventory requirements problems. Both embodiments use a binary tree whose nodes store time values and delta values. (FIG. 2). The delta values represent inventory consumers or producers. (FIG. 6). The time values of trees used for inventory requirements problems are shifted in accordance with build-ahead times. (FIG. 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: i2 Technologies US, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Cline
  • Patent number: 6321230
    Abstract: A method of using a binary tree data structure to represent a time-varying variable, and to solve queries about the variable. The tree is especially useful for solving “find” type queries, such as “What is the earliest/latest time when a minimum of y units are on hand?” The binary tree is comprised of delta nodes that store delta values, that is, changes in the value of the variable. A delta value may be an “override” value, which represents a predetermined change in value of the function, such as a capacity value of a resource that is periodically replenished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: i2 Technologies US, Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Joslin, Laerte F. Morgado, Kevin A. Cline
  • Patent number: D690635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Steven H. Hovind, Wallace A. Peltola, Kevin Cline, Craig Palmer
  • Patent number: D702607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Phillip J. Hall, Kunjithapadam Raghavendran, Dimitri T. Medina, Kevin Cline, Craig Palmer, Jeffrey P. Smith
  • Patent number: D702608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Phillip J. Hall, Kunjithapadam Raghavendran, Dimitri T. Medina, Kevin Cline, Craig Palmer, Jeffrey P. Smith
  • Patent number: D702610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Phillip J. Hall, Kunjithapadam Raghavendran, Dimitri T. Medina, Kevin Cline, Craig Palmer, Jeffrey P. Smith
  • Patent number: D714710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Phillip J. Hall, Kunjithapadam Raghavendran, Dimitri T. Medina, Kevin Cline, Craig Palmer, Jeffrey P. Smith
  • Patent number: D722551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Phillip J. Hall, Kevin Cline, Emmanuel Courbon