Patents by Inventor Thomas A. McPhee

Thomas A. McPhee 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).

  • Patent number: 7117060
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling production or manufacturing costs by obtaining yield measurements of unit manufacturing for a multiplicity of products or production lines having a plurality of processes which includes determining a started units number for the plurality of processes. The method further includes determining a cost per unit for each unit of the plurality of processes, and calculating an expected approved units number for the plurality of processes. The expected approved units number is calculated by multiplying the started units number by an expected yield measurement. The method next includes calculating an actual approved units number for each of the plurality of processes by multiplying the started units number by an actual yield measurement, and calculating an unapproved units number for each of the plurality of processes by subtracting the expected approved units number from the actual approved units number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. McPhee, Michael E. Cropp, Donald Diangelo, Alberto H. Gay, Carmella Pemberton, Joseph Saltarelli, Nicholas L. Volkringer, John J. DeMarco
  • Publication number: 20020103560
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling production or manufacturing costs by obtaining yield measurements of unit manufacturing for a multiplicity of products or production lines having a plurality of processes which includes determining a started units number for the plurality of processes. The method further includes determining a cost per unit for each the unit of the plurality of processes, and calculating an expected approved units number for the plurality of processes. The expected approved units number is calculated by multiplying the started units number by an expected yield measurement. The method next includes calculating an actual approved units number for each of the plurality of processes by multiplying the started units number by an actual yield measurement, and calculating an unapproved units number for each of the plurality of processes by subtracting the expected approved units number from the actual approved units number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. McPhee, Michael E. Cropp, Donald Diangelo, Alberto H. Gay, Carmella Pemberton, Joseph Saltarelli, Nicholas L Volkringer, John J DeMarco