Patents by Inventor Steven Franzen

Steven Franzen 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 production planning by visualizing products and resources in a manufacturing process
    Publication number: 20070106410
    Abstract: Systems and methods for production planning in a manufacturing environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for production planning includes a first database configured to retain engineering information for a selected article of manufacture, and a second database configured to retain process information for the selected article. A processor is provided that receives a selected portion of the engineering information from the first database and a selected portion of the process information from the second database and combines the selected portions to generate a temporal graphical view of a selected portion of the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Carl Bouffiou, Robert Schreiber, Steven Franzen, Joe Anelle, William Kehner, Mark VanHorne