Patents by Inventor Robert Parkin

Robert Parkin 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: 20240311719
    Abstract: Generation of an available to promise (ATP) value. A method identifies business constraints and goals for an omnichannel retailer based on input quantitative and qualitative data. The method determines numerical parameters for use in an executable optimization model and using a machine learning model. Additionally, the method builds the executable optimization model using at least one of the goals as a respective at least one objective in the optimization model, at least one of the constraints as a respective at least one constraint in the optimization model, and at least one of the numerical parameters as at least one additional parameter in the executable optimization model. In addition, the method executes the executable optimization model and generates an ATP value, and outputs the ATP value to an e-commerce system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Yihua LI, Xiaowei BAO, Zuochun TANG, Robert PARKIN
  • Publication number: 20210189213
    Abstract: Provided herein is a composition for use as a thermal interface material in a heat-generating device. The composition comprises a first part and a second part, the first part comprising polyisobutylene, a reactive diluent mixture, a catalyst, and one or more thermally conductive fillers, and the second part comprising polyisobutylene, the reactive diluent mixture, a silicone based cross-linker, an inhibitor and one or more thermally conductive fillers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Yu CHEN, Lynnette M. HURLBURT, Andrew D. MESSANA, Kevin J. WELCH, Robert Parkins CROSS
  • Publication number: 20120259675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for a retail collaboration network platform. In some embodiments, the system and method for a retail collaboration network platform includes a portal which the user is able to log in to via a network. The system includes connectivity to a plurality of retailer and vendor analytic tools. These analytic tools may include tools for promotion analysis, price optimization, product assortment, and market analysis. In addition to analytic tools, the platform may include collaborative tools which may interface with the analytic tools. These collaborative tools enable retailers and vendors to work together and with partners to share information and develop and implement strategies based on analytic tools to achieve their respective business objectives. The collaborative tools may be enabled to create at least one workgroup, generate a contact list, monitor the workgroup and contact list for activity and display any such activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Louis F. Roehrs, Patricia Avril England, Marc Dietz, Armen L. Najarian, Samir H. Shah, Robert Parkin, Suzanne Valentine
  • Publication number: 20110131079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for the system and method for modeling demand by consumer segments. In some embodiments a segment data organizer may receive transaction data. Transaction data may include transaction logs (T logs) from point of sales records from a retailer. These transaction logs, for the most part, include identification information for each transaction. The segment data organizer may also receive customer identification data which includes groupings of customers by consumer segments. The identification information within the transaction logs may be cross referenced by the customer identification data in order to generate groupings of transactions belonging to consumers in each segment. The organizer may then also aggregate the transaction logs by location, time series and product. The aggregated data may be supplied to an econometric engine capable of generating elasticity coefficients for each set of aggregate data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Suzanne Valentine, Siddharth Patil, Paul Algren, William Barrows Peale, Robert Parkin, Joshua Kneubuhl, Sean McCauley
  • Publication number: 20100018941
    Abstract: A method of verifying the integrity of a seal in a sealing region between a container and a sealing film applied to the container comprises viewing at least the sealing region to detect the presence of a detectable predetermined feature in the sealing region. The presence of the detectable predetermined feature in the sealing region is indicative of an improper seal between the container and the sealing film whilst the absence of the detectable predetermined feature in the sealing region is indicative of an integral seal between the container and the sealing film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
    Inventors: David Kerr, Robert Parkin, Michael Jackson, Neil Brown, Fangmin Shi
  • Publication number: 20060195313
    Abstract: A verb conjugating system allows a user to input a form of a verb and display the verb forms. The verb conjugating system allows the user to input the infinitive form or non-infinitive forms of a verb. When a user inputs a non-infinitive form of a verb, the verb conjugating system identifies a corresponding base form of the verb. The verb conjugating system then uses the base form to retrieve and display the verb forms for the verb. The verb conjugating system may highlight the non-infinitive form of the verb within the displayed verb forms to assist the user in locating the verb form of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Voetberg, Jinsong Yu, Mark Stumpf, Robert Parkin
  • Publication number: 20040154413
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a machine (10) comprises a number of strategically placed sensing devices (11, 12, 13, 14) which are arranged to detect particular physical characteristics, such as vibration, thermal energy etc. Output signals from the sensing devices are delivered to a processor (15) which combines them to produce control signals indicative of the condition of a particular part or parts of the machine. In this way, the health of the machine can be continously monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Joanne Coy, Robert Parkin, Luca Notini
  • Patent number: 6284817
    Abstract: The invention provides a conductive, resin-based composition, which includes a resinous material, and a conductive filler dispersed therein. The conductive filler includes a first conductive filler component and a second conductive filler component. The particles of the first conductive filler component are harder than those of the second conductive filler component, when measured using the Mohs hardness scale. The composition is subjected to shear mixing forces which shearingly disperse the first and second conductive filler components throughout the resinous material in such a way that the particles of the second conductive filler component occupy the interstitial voids within the network of first conductive filler component particles contained in the resinous material and thereby enhance conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Loctite Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Parkins Cross, I. David Crossan, Lester D. Bennington