Patents by Inventor Norm Cota

Norm Cota 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).

  • Time-based, demand-pull production
    Patent number: 10417595
    Abstract: Work at each Work Center in a production system is authorized by a demand-pull system. The demand-pull system can be based on the time for the oldest unauthorized work order in upstream adjacent WCs to get to the next WC and whether that WC will be ready to receive it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: DEHART CONSULTING, LLC
    Inventors: Dale DeHart, Norm Cota
  • TIME-BASED, DEMAND-PULL PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20180322425
    Abstract: Work at each Work Center in a production system is authorized by a demand-pull system. The demand-pull system can be based on the time for the oldest unauthorized work order in upstream adjacent WCs to get to the next WC and whether that WC will be ready to receive it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Dale DeHart, Norm Cota