Patents by Inventor R. Jean Ruth

R. Jean Ruth 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).

  • Publication number: 20080126149
    Abstract: A method for balancing competing attributes in a multi-attribute design optimization, which receives attributes and a set of input variables as inputs, and incorporates the variation of the input variables, is disclosed. The method receives transfer functions for the performance as a function of the input variables and for the customer assessment of the performance attributes. A preference function is constructed for each of a plurality of attributes to be balanced, the preference function defining a preferred outcome for a given set of inputs. The preference functions associated with each attribute are aggregated to define an aggregated preference function, thereby integrating the attributes. Optimal values are calculated for the set of input variables that optimize the aggregated preference function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Artemis Kloess, Robert V. Lust, R. Jean Ruth, Sharon P. Zielinski