Patents by Inventor Peter R. Walker

Peter R. Walker 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, system and storage medium for analyzing product delivery
    Patent number: 6499657
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a method for analyzing product delivery to customers. The method includes generating a first level product classification corresponding to a number of products and determining delivery data for the first level product classification. The delivery data includes a span value indicative of delivery error for products in the first level product classification. The first level product classification is divided into at least two, second level product classifications. Each second level product classification corresponds to a subset of the first level product classification. Delivery data is determined for each of the second level product classifications. The delivery data includes a span value indicative of delivery error for products in the second level product classifications. Other embodiments of the invention include a system and storage medium for implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Petrus Cornelius A. M. van Abeelen, James Peterson, John H. Drake, Peter R. Walker, Calman J. Ambrosy, III