Patents by Inventor Robert C. Newbold

Robert C. Newbold 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).

  • Multiple project scheduling system
    Patent number: 7089193
    Abstract: A method for determining where in time to schedule a project in a computerized system for scheduling multiple projects operates in conjunction with a database composed of schedules for individual projects with resources assigned to some tasks. A user specifies the resources to be used for a new project, the loading caused by projects whose dates are already determined, the earliest possible start times for the new project, and the maximum amount of expansion in flow time (start to finish time) allowed for the new project, with considering inter-project resource contention. The new project is delayed only long enough to allow contention for the selected resources to be resolved, while not violating the flow time expansion restriction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Prochain Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert C. Newbold
  • Multiple project scheduling system
    Publication number: 20020169647
    Abstract: A method for determining where in time to schedule a project in a computerized system for scheduling multiple projects operates in conjunction with a database composed of schedules for individual projects with resources assigned to some tasks. A user specifies the resources to be used for a new project, the loading caused by projects whose dates are already determined, the earliest possible start times for the new project, and the maximum amount of expansion in flow time (start to finish time) allowed for the new project, with considering inter-project resource contention. The new project is delayed only long enough to allow contention for the selected resources to be resolved, while not violating the flow time expansion restriction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventor: Robert C. Newbold