Patents by Inventor Wayne Lewis Dickerson, Jr.

Wayne Lewis Dickerson, Jr. 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).

  • Method and system for generating a value proposition for a company in an industry
    Patent number: 7711595
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a value proposition for a company in an industry is provided. Specifically, under the present invention, operational metrics and possible solutions are identified for the industry. Then, the impacts of the solutions on the operational metrics are assessed. Once the impacts have been assessed, a current operational performance of the company is compared to an operational performance of one or more companies within the industry to expose performance gaps. Then, a value proposition is generated by identifying a solution based the impacts to address the exposed performance gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Wayne Lewis Dickerson, Jr.