Patents by Inventor Milind Nanal

Milind Nanal 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).

  • Product lifecycle management system using partial solve
    Patent number: 8533142
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable mediums. A method includes receiving an input expression including a set of options joined using logical operators. The method includes converting the input expression into an order string. The method includes receiving at least one rule that defines relationships between variants of different option families and receiving a configuration expression that specifies values for some but not all variants of the option families. The method includes producing a conjunctive normal form (CNF) order expression corresponding to the order string, at least one rule, and configuration expression. The method includes performing a partial solve of the order expression, the partial solve producing a result set that describes all possible configurations that correspond to the configuration expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne B. Collier, Thomas Moeller, Milind Nanal, Sanjay Kulkarni
  • Product Lifecycle Management System Using Partial Solve
    Publication number: 20120215730
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable mediums. A method includes receiving an input expression including a set of options joined using logical operators. The method includes converting the input expression into an order string. The method includes receiving at least one rule that defines relationships between variants of different option families and receiving a configuration expression that specifies values for some but not all variants of the option families. The method includes producing a conjunctive normal form (CNF) order expression corresponding to the order string, at least one rule, and configuration expression. The method includes performing a partial solve of the order expression, the partial solve producing a result set that describes all possible configurations that correspond to the configuration expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software, Inc
    Inventors: Wayne B. Collier, Thomas Moeller, Milind Nanal, Sanjay Kulkarni