Patents by Inventor Martin Nehls

Martin Nehls 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 and method for determining and increasing an accuracy of costing
    Patent number: 7844486
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for determining and increasing the accuracy of costing including determining possible components of a product; allocating each component at least one costing wherein the costing depends on the current product definition process which may vary over time and wherein different methods for the costing may be applied; assigning an accuracy value for each costing method that is applied; for each component, multiplying its assigned accuracy value with the component's proportion to the total cost of the product, and summing up the weighted accuracies of the costings of the components resulting in an overall accuracy of the costing of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Faction GmbH
    Inventors: John Benad, Thoralf Nehls, Martin Nehls
  • System and method for efficient product assessment
    Publication number: 20090119137
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for determining and increasing the accuracy of costing including determining possible components of a product; allocating each component at least one costing wherein the costing depends on the current product definition process which may vary over time and wherein different methods for the costing may be applied; assigning an accuracy value for each costing method that is applied; for each component, multiplying its assigned accuracy value with the component's proportion to the total cost of the product, and summing up the weighted accuracies of the costings of the components resulting in an overall accuracy of the costing of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: FACTON GmbH
    Inventors: John Benad, Thoralf Nehls, Martin Nehls