Patents by Inventor Ronald Samuel Cope

Ronald Samuel Cope 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 of comparing prorated inventory budgets and simulated future inventory
    Patent number: 7516083
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of and apparatus for analyzing projected future inventory against inventory budgets to determine open-to-buy inventory values. Inventory budgets are set, then demand is projected and some or all of notional deliveries, sales and inventory are simulated at the item level, capturing the interaction of inventory and sales. Analytic reports are generated that compare open to buy values and inventory budgets. The reports may indicate lost sales and may segregate saleable inventory from component inventory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Bluefire Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Dvorak, Richard W. Pasternack, Ronald Samuel Cope, Beth Li-Ju Chen
  • Method and apparatus for planning analysis
    Patent number: 7092929
    Abstract: Methods of and apparatus for simulating and projecting future sales, inventory and gross margin are described. Some methods provide bottom-up item-by-item, per location simulation of unit inventory and unit sales. Notional deliveries and other features of simulations and projections are reflected in the detailed description, accompanying figures and claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Bluefire Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Dvorak, Richard W. Pasternack, Ronald Samuel Cope, Beth Li-Ju Chen