Patents by Inventor Satish Y. Patil

Satish Y. Patil 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).

  • System and method for manufacturing products according to customer orders
    Patent number: 6892104
    Abstract: A build cell for manufacturing products according to customer orders includes a build station at which components are assembled according to a customer order to form an assembled product. The build cell also includes a burn station at which the assembled product is configured and tested to form a configured product. In addition, the build cell includes a finishing station at which the configured product is inspected to produce a finished product. A transportation device transports the finished product from the build cell to a transportation system for delivery to a boxing facility, such that the product is assembled, configured, tested, and inspected in the build cell and packaged at the boxing facility. In an illustrative embodiment, the product is a computer, the components include hardware components, which are assembled at the build station, and software is installed at the burn station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Satish Y. Patil, Mark D. Brown, Michael T. Graham, John H. Sanders, C. Michael Cunningham
  • System for manufacturing products according to customer orders
    Patent number: 6832435
    Abstract: A manufacturing facility for manufacturing products according to customer orders includes a kitting facility at which components are collected for a product in a customer order. The manufacturing facility also includes a build cell in which the component are assembled, configured, and tested according to the customer order to form a product. The manufacturing facility also includes a boxing facility at which the product is packaged. A transportation system transports the two or more components from the kitting facility to the build cell and transports the product to the boxing facility, whereby the product is assembled, configured, and tested in the build cell and packaged at the boxing facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: John H. Sanders, C. Michael Cunningham, Satish Y. Patil, Mark D. Brown, Michael T. Graham
  • Method for manufacturing products according to customer orders
    Patent number: 6711798
    Abstract: A manufacturing facility for manufacturing products according to customer orders includes a kitting facility at which components are collected for a product in a customer order. The manufacturing facility also includes a build cell in which the component are assembled, configured, and tested according to the customer order to form a product. The manufacturing facility also includes a boxing facility at which the product is packaged. A transportation system transports the two or more components from the kitting facility to the build cell and transports the product to the boxing facility, whereby the product is assembled, configured, and tested in the build cell and packaged at the boxing facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: John H. Sanders, C. Michael Cunningham, Satish Y. Patil, Mark D. Brown, Michael T. Graham
  • System and method for manufacturing products according to customer orders
    Publication number: 20030208902
    Abstract: A manufacturing facility for manufacturing products according to customer orders includes a kitting facility at which components are collected for a product in a customer order. The manufacturing facility also includes a build cell in which the component are assembled, configured, and tested according to the customer order to form a product. The manufacturing facility also includes a boxing facility at which the product is packaged. A transportation system transports the two or more components from the kitting facility to the build cell and transports the product to the boxing facility, whereby the product is assembled, configured, and tested in the build cell and packaged at the boxing facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: John H. Sanders, C. Michael Cunningham, Satish Y. Patil, Mark D. Brown, Michael T. Graham
  • System and method for manufacturing products according to customer orders
    Publication number: 20010041947
    Abstract: A build cell for manufacturing products according to customer orders includes a build station at which components are assembled according to a customer order to form an assembled product. The build cell also includes a burn station at which the assembled product is configured and tested to form a configured product. In addition, the build cell includes a finishing station at which the configured product is inspected to produce a finished product. A transportation device transports the finished product from the build cell to a transportation system for delivery to a boxing facility, such that the product is assembled, configured, tested, and inspected in the build cell and packaged at the boxing facility. In an illustrative embodiment, the product is a computer, the components include hardware components, which are assembled at the build station, and software is installed at the burn station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Satish Y. Patil, Mark D. Brown, Michael T. Graham, John H. Sanders, C. M. Cunningham
  • System and method for manufacturing products according to customer orders
    Publication number: 20010016787
    Abstract: A manufacturing facility for manufacturing products according to customer orders includes a kitting facility at which components are collected for a product in a customer order. The manufacturing facility also includes a build cell in which the component are assembled, configured, and tested according to the customer order to form a product. The manufacturing facility also includes a boxing facility at which the product is packaged. A transportation system transports the two or more components from the kitting facility to the build cell and transports the product to the boxing facility, whereby the product is assembled, configured, and tested in the build cell and packaged at the boxing facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: John H. Sanders, C. M. Cunningham, Satish Y. Patil, Mark D. Brown