Patents by Inventor Kimberly Gardner

Kimberly Gardner 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).

  • System for using subsets of rules applied to a database for updating and generating the rule knowledge base and forecasts of system demand
    Patent number: 5446890
    Abstract: A forecasting system predicts product demand. A database stores information related to the volume of orders for a plurality of products. A knowledge base stores rules relevant to the products. A single program interface accesses the database and the knowledge base, including access screen means for monitoring and for updating the database and the knowledge base, the single program interface also including access screen means for generating forecasts of the future product demand for the products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Erland Renslo, Elizabeth M. Harker, Clayton M. Collins, Elaine R. Boliere, Douglas A. Anderson, Kimberly Gardner