Patents by Inventor Prabhu Natarajan

Prabhu Natarajan 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).

  • Electronic Marketplace Providing Service Parts Inventory Planning and Management
    Publication number: 20110066461
    Abstract: Service parts inventory planning and management are provided for one or more entities in a supply chain (12), preferably within the context of an electronic marketplace (14). Status data reflecting substantially current service parts inventory levels at stocking locations within the supply chain (12) is accessed, these inventory levels indicating service parts excesses or needs at one or more stocking locations. A substantially current service parts inventory plan is generated according to the status data, a service parts demand forecast, and a supply chain model, the inventory plan including target stocking levels for service parts at stocking locations. According to the inventory plan, one or more services are initiated to attempt to resolve service parts excesses or needs at stocking locations through interaction with one or more other entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Hong M. Yang, Rajeev V. Pany, Prabhu Natarajan, Abhijit A. Bhide
  • Electronic marketplace providing service parts inventory planning and management
    Patent number: 7881985
    Abstract: Service parts inventory planning and management are provided for one or more entities in a supply chain (12), preferably within the context of an electronic marketplace (14). Status data reflecting substantially current service parts inventory levels at stocking locations within the supply chain (12) is accessed, these inventory levels indicating service parts excesses or needs at one or more stocking locations. A substantially current service parts inventory plan is generated according to the status data, a service parts demand forecast, and a supply chain model, the inventory plan including target stocking levels for service parts at stocking locations. According to the inventory plan, one or more services are initiated to attempt to resolve service parts excesses or needs at stocking locations through interaction with one or more other entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: i2 Technologies US, Inc.
    Inventors: Hong M. Yang, Rajeev V. Pany, Prabhu Natarajan, Abhijit A. Bhide
  • Electronic marketplace providing service parts inventory planning and management
    Publication number: 20010034673
    Abstract: Service parts inventory planning and management are provided for one or more entities in a supply chain (12), preferably within the context of an electronic marketplace (14). Status data reflecting substantially current service parts inventory levels at stocking locations within the supply chain (12) is accessed, these inventory levels indicating service parts excesses or needs at one or more stocking locations. A substantially current service parts inventory plan is generated according to the status data, a service parts demand forecast, and a supply chain model, the inventory plan including target stocking levels for service parts at stocking locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Hong M. Yang, Rajeev V. Pany, Prabhu Natarajan, Abhijit A. Bhide