Patents by Inventor Matthias Schoeps

Matthias Schoeps 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).

  • Method and apparatus for assigning material transport vehicle idle locations
    Patent number: 8055533
    Abstract: A method for determining parking assignments for material handling vehicles in a manufacturing system is provided. The manufacturing system is operable to perform fabrication processes on a plurality of loads. The method includes identifying at least one idle material handling vehicle. A first cost factor associated with expected transit times for the at least one idle material handling vehicle to available parking locations in the manufacturing system is determined. A second cost factor based on a number of loads available to be serviced by the at least one idle material handling vehicle in the parking locations and relative priorities assigned to the loads is determined. A parking location for the at least one idle material handling vehicles is determined based on the first and second cost factors. A parking request is issued to the at least one idle material handling vehicle based on the determined parking locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Katherine Kristin Rust, Matthias Schoeps
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING MATERIAL TRANSPORT VEHICLE IDLE LOCATIONS
    Publication number: 20090083091
    Abstract: A method for determining parking assignments for material handling vehicles in a manufacturing system is provided. The manufacturing system is operable to perform fabrication processes on a plurality of loads. The method includes identifying at least one idle material handling vehicle. A first cost factor associated with expected transit times for the at least one idle material handling vehicle to available parking locations in the manufacturing system is determined. A second cost factor based on a number of loads available to be serviced by the at least one idle material handling vehicle in the parking locations and relative priorities assigned to the loads is determined. A parking location for the at least one idle material handling vehicles is determined based on the first and second cost factors. A parking request is issued to the at least one idle material handling vehicle based on the determined parking locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Katherine Kristin Rust, Matthias Schoeps