Patents by Inventor Seyed M. Iravani

Seyed M. Iravani 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).

  • Systems and methods for a real time machine simulator to explore the effects of rules used in a modular manufacturing or assembly system
    Patent number: 7949501
    Abstract: A simulation device for simulating and exploring the effects of different policies used on a machine in a manufacturing system. The simulation device representing the machine includes controls to allow the participation of an operator in simulation modeling. The operator initiates the simulation process by, for example, loading a block into the simulator according to a hypothesis policy. During the simulation, a computer records all the changes in the system and those changes are transmitted to the computer. When the simulation stops, the total number of items completed by the system represents the throughput of the system during the simulation time. The operator can view the results of the simulation and change the policies and repeat the simulation using the same system structure or parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventor: Seyed M. Iravani