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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130522 | METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGN OF A MANUFACTURING FACILITY FOR FABRICATION OF SOLID STATE HYBRID THIN FILM ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION DEVICES A method and system for designing a manufacturing facility for solid state thin film battery devices. The method can include providing a plurality of processing tools for arrangement within a predetermined spatial region of one or more manufacturing facilities. A plural... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20110301734 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING INTERDEPENDENCIES IN BATCH PROCESSES According to various embodiments, an interdependency modeling method for controlling a batch process with an industrial automation system includes evaluating an input parameter expression residing in a level of a supervisory system of the industrial automation system to... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110238537 | WORK IN PROCESS INVENTORY ANALYSIS TOOL A method of managing work-in-process (WIP) inventory includes receiving inputs, via a user interface of a computer processing device. The inputs correspond to variables defined for modules. Each of the modules includes a set of instructions for determining and quantifyi... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110230994 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EMPLOYING DYNAMIC RISK-BASED SCHEDULING TO OPTIMIZE AND INTEGRATE PRODUCTION WITH A SUPPLY CHAIN A production and inventory control for a manufacturing facility is provided that facilitates and coordinates improved planning and execution of such facility in a supply chain with a focus on providing an improved and robust planning, production and inventory control, e... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110230995 | A Method and System for Managing Compatibility of a Plurality of Devices within a Work Cell According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a method and system for managing compatibility of a plurality of devices within a work cell. A method for managing a compatibility of a plurality of devices within a work cell in a molding site, the pl... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110130855 | TEMPLATE FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATED PROCESS ROUTING In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for determining an optimum manufacturing process routing. The method comprises electronically constructing a plurality of manufacturing process routings for a component to be manufactured. The... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110106285 | SYSTEM FOR USE IN PERFORMANCE OF INJECTION MOLDING OPERATIONS There is provided a system for use in performance of injection molding operations, wherein the system can include a plurality of injection molding assembly components. In one embodiment, the system can be operative so that various information respecting components of th... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110093107 | Computer-Implemented Method and System for Determining a Material Utilization for Part Assemblies Various embodiments may include determining a material utilization for one or more assemblies having a plurality of parts. Offal data for one or more parts comprising one or more part assemblies and a blank material utilization status for each of the one or more part as... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110077761 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF A MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM A manufacturing execution system contains a depicting device for depicting at least a part of a productive process to a hierarchically structured set of entities and an application programming interface for managing data in a data base and for inputting a tree into the ... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110065214 | 3D MULTIPLE DIE STACKING A process of forming three-dimensional (3D) die. A plurality of wafers are tested for die that pass (good die) or fail (bad die) predetermined test criteria. Two tested wafers are placed in proximity to each other. The wafers are aligned in such a manner so as to maximi... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110060440 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROPAGATING A SCALING MODE IN A PRODUCTION PROCESS A method and a system propagate a scaling mode in a production process controlled and executed by a manufacturing executing system (MES). The method includes the steps of providing a production request in terms of an initial quantity of a predetermined product to be pro... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20100305735 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED STACKING OF WOOD PRODUCTS The disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for stacking wood products. In some embodiments, the disclosure the steps of designing at least two types of engineered wood products via a software application; producing the at least two types of engineered wood ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100286809 | ANALYTICAL MODEL GENERATING APPARATUS An analytical model generating-apparatus including: an input portion which inputs CAD data describing at least a first part and a second part, face-to-face angle threshold data, face-to-face distance threshold data, and leg length data of a welding bead; a CAD data read... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100280643 | LOT PROCESSING START DETERMINING METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT A lot processing start determining method includes: storing, in a memory, processing conditions of each lot in a first substrate vessel and a maximum usable number of dummy substrates in a second substrate vessel; counting the used number the dummy substrates in the sec... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100241485 | Claims Based Factory Pattern for Creating Objects A claims-based factory pattern is described for creating objects on an application server. The pattern extends the functionality of factories to include the operations of staking a claim to creating particular objects and re-evaluating their claim in light of other fact... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100185311 | System and Method for Improved Automated Semiconductor Wafer Manufacturing System and method for automated semiconductor manufacturing is provided. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a system for automated semiconductor wafer manufacturing includes a smart overlay control (SOC) database having empirical alignment data rela... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100179676 | SYSTEM FOR THE FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION OF A PLURALITY OF TYPES OF MOULDED FOOD PRODUCTS, PARTICULARLY CHOCOLATE-BASED PRODUCTS AND THE LIKE The system comprises a conveyor for conveying a plurality of moulds along a production path on which is located a plurality of stations, each of which can execute at least one corresponding operation. Each mould carries an electronic identi... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100153771 | PEER-TO-PEER EXCHANGE OF DATA RESOURCES IN A CONTROL SYSTEM System(s) and method(s) are provided for peer-to-peer exchange of data in a control system. Decentralized storage and multi-access paths provide complete sets of data without dependence on a specific or pre-defined data source or access paths. Data is characterized as d... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100145490 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MANUFACTURING PROCESS PLANNING Manufacturing process planning is usually considered as not intuitive for non-expert user. This is because a user needs to deal with processes, describing a work to be done, and other abstract concepts that are loosely related to the real world. Accordingly, a method an... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100114352 | METHOD OF MOLDING Disclosed is a method of molding molded articles, amongst other things.... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100100215 | ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD AMOUNT CALCULATION METHOD, EXECUTION PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND EXECUTION APPARATUS THEREFOR Power consumption required for producing a product is obtained more accurately and in an earlier stage. Actual line power consumption of a production line, apparatus characteristics of each apparatus of the production line, a rated power of... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100082138 | System and Method for a Demand Driven Lean Production Control System A system is disclosed providing visualization of a production control framework. The system includes a database storing production control data associated with one or more entities and a production control system coupled with the database and configured to model a produ... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100010656 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM CREATING SYSTEM AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM CREATING METHOD To provide a production system creating system that can create production systems of various articles by freely combining a plurality of production factors of various types from a superordinate concept toward a subordinate concept thereof. In the production system creat... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090276071 | MUTEX-MEDIATED CONTROL OF SPATIAL ACCESS BY APPLIANCES MOVEABLE OVER A COMMON PHYSICAL SPACE A configurable mutual exclusion function oversees movement of appliances mobile over a common physical space in an automated laboratory workstation. A configurable mutex is allotted for each moveable appliance and is configurable to protect a task site when obtained for... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090276072 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING UNIFIED ACCESS TO SCADA AND MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM (MES) INFORMATION A system is disclosed that simplifies configuring an MES entity corresponding to a SCADA system object representing plant equipment. The system includes an equipment model builder (EMB) that receives a set of configured UCO information for a modeled piece of plant equip... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090248185 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM CREATING SYSTEM, PRODUCTION SYSTEM CREATING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PRODUCTION SYSTEM CREATING PROGRAM FOR ALLOWING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE PRODUCTION SYSTEM CREATING METHOD To provide a production system creating system that can freely combine a plurality of production factors of various types from a superordinate concept toward a subordinate concept thereof to thereby create a production system of a finished product. In a production syste... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090248186 | Methods and Systems for Matching Configurable Manufacturing Capacity Requirements and Availability The present invention comprises methods and systems that provide the ability to functionally and temporally match configurable manufacturing capacity requirements and availability at their lowest levels of configurability. This is generally accomplished by first modelin... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090234696 | Engineered Architecture Exemplary systems and methods for automated design, fabrication, and construction management. A selection concerning a building shape and a building size is received. A database is consulted to determine what design components are associated with the selected shape and ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090210081 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF MACHINE SELECTION, INTEGRATION AND UTILIZATION The invention provides control systems and methodologies for controlling a process having computer-controlled equipment, which provide for optimized process performance according to one or more performance criteria, such as efficiency, component life expectancy, safety,... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090204245 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF MACHINE SELECTION, INTEGRATION AND UTILIZATION The invention provides control systems and methodologies for controlling a process having computer-controlled equipment, which provide for optimized process performance according to one or more performance criteria, such as efficiency, component life expectancy, safety,... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090157211 | PRODUCING A LOCALLY OPTIMAL PATH THROUGH A LATTICE BY OVERLAPPING SEARCH A system and computer-implemented method for the creation of a structure using Lego building blocks is disclosed. Aspects of the methods are equally appropriate for numerous structures, including but not limited to, studs-up and studs-out configurations or a ‘wall’ ... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090143887 | Dynamic Order Swapping in mass customization production environment A method for addressing process variability in a build-to-order, mass customization production environment. The method includes receiving an order for a product having a particular configuration defined by the order, initiating a production order specifically assigned t... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090112342 | Device and method for planning a production unit A device for planning a production unit with a production building and a manufacturing facility, wherein the manufacturing facility has machines with equipment for automation systems integrated at least partially in a communication network, wherein the device has a prod... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20080319567 | Location Based Programming And Data Management In An Automated Environment A method and system for providing information related to a set of automated resources that may cooperate in an environment to perform an automated process, the method comprising the steps of associating a specific environment location with the automated process, determi... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080262642 | Component Mounting Order Deciding Method and Component Mounting Order Deciding Apparatus To provide a component mounting order optimizing method and a component mounting order optimizing apparatus by which it is easy to change a preparatory plan and it is possible to shorten time necessary for a change of substrates to be produced. 10/23/2008 | |
| 20080243269 | Method and System for Scheduling Reinforcing Bars for Use in Reinforced Products An automated method of scheduling reinforcing bars for use in reinforced products, the method including the steps of: storing default reinforced product parameters in a database (14); in a database engine (12), automatically detecting (115) one or m... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080215175 | AVAILABLE TO PROMISE ALLOCATION OPTIMIZATION TOOL A distributed, network-based system and computer program product determines an optimal allocation of available to promise components in a supply chain. An aggregate demand request is generated by a demand entity intelligent agent. The aggregate demand request is propaga... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080167743 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING MOVEMENT OF WORK-IN-PROCESS MATERIALS IN AN AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing movement of work-in-process materials (WIPs) between processing units are provided. A system includes a host system and an application executing thereon. The application implements a method that includes recei... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080077266 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS OR PRODUCTS A computer-based system and method for production planning are described that relies on developing factory shop floor modeling. This modeling includes simulating the factory shop floor to create a Virtual Factory. This Virtual Factory provides the ability to assess any ... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080033586 | PLANNING PRODUCTION FOR COMPLEMENTARY DEMANDS Method, system and program product for planning production for complementary demands are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining complementary demand values including at least one daily going rate (DGR) demand and a service demand; running a first plan... | 02/07/2008 |
