Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Stahlecker

Thomas D. Stahlecker 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).

  • Product release control into time-sensitive processing environments
    Patent number: 8452437
    Abstract: A method identifies time sensitive processing sequences within a production environment using a computerized device. The processing sequences perform operations utilizing one or more tools. The method also identifies non-committed work in process items that are grouped in non-committed lots for release into one or more of the time sensitive processing sequences, and identifies committed work in process items that are being processed in committed lots within the time sensitive processing sequences, using the computerized device. The method sorts the non-committed lots by a predetermined priority, again using the computerized device. Starting with the highest priority non-committed lot (and continuing with others of the non-committed lots in priority order) the method determines whether there is available tool capacity to process a non-committed lot through each corresponding time sensitive processing sequence using the computerized device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard G. Burda, John T. Federico, Oliver Liao, Thomas D. Stahlecker, Jonathan Levy, Benjamin Wheeler
  • PRODUCT RELEASE CONTROL INTO TIME-SENSITIVE PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20110112675
    Abstract: A method identifies time sensitive processing sequences within a production environment using a computerized device. The processing sequences perform operations utilizing one or more tools. The method also identifies non-committed work in process items that are grouped in non-committed lots for release into one or more of the time sensitive processing sequences, and identifies committed work in process items that are being processed in committed lots within the time sensitive processing sequences, using the computerized device. The method sorts the non-committed lots by a predetermined priority, again using the computerized device. Starting with the highest priority non-committed lot (and continuing with others of the non-committed lots in priority order) the method determines whether there is available tool capacity to process a non-committed lot through each corresponding time sensitive processing sequence using the computerized device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard G. Burda, John T. Federico, Jonathan Levy, Oliver Liao, Thomas D. Stahlecker, Benjamin Wheeler