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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8428760 | Method for scheduling a production process by supporting the visualization of material shortages A method for scheduling a production process is disclosed, wherein a production order requiring components is placed on a production schedule, the availabilities of the components, which are required for the production order, are detected by a computing unit, produc... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8417368 | Method and apparatus for scheduling work orders in a manufacturing process A computerized system for scheduling a plurality of work orders in a manufacturing process. Each work order specifies operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials. Data including resource availability information for each resource used in ... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8417367 | Manufacturing exception handling system A manufacturing exception handling system is described for use with a manufacturing execution system that controls a semiconductor manufacturing process. The present invention provides real time information to the user that identifies restrictions that have been pla... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8412368 | Method and apparatus for routing dispatching and routing reticles A method includes generating a reticle transport job using a computing device. The reticle job identifies a selected reticle. A reticle pod available for transporting the reticle is autonomously identified using the computing device. The reticle transport job is upd... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8407077 | System and method for manufacturing system design and shop scheduling using network flow modeling A method and tool is provided to obtain an optimistic estimate or exact optimal value of an operational parameter for a realistic system model under investigation. The model includes components and paths arranged to process continuous or discrete commodities. The sy... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8396581 | Customizable scheduling tool, manufacturing executing system containing the tool and method of using the tool A customizable scheduling tool is used in a system for managing and controlling manufacturing processes planned by enterprise resource planning (ERP) and produced by a plant floor. A manufacturing executing system (MES) implements the planned manufacturing process a... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8335581 | Flexible job preparation and control Preparation of a wafer processing or measuring tool for a job can be initiated prior to assigning a wafer carrier to deliver wafers to the tool. The automated process may include transfer of wafers from a container, such as a bare wafer stocker, or between two tools... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8301288 | Optimized scheduling based on sensitivity data A scheduling optimizer system, method and program product that analyzes a device for sensitivities, such as ESD sensitivities, and allows for modification of a floor schedule of the assembly unit of the device based on the sensitivity of the device while improving t... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8295963 | Methods for performing data management for a recipe-and-component control module A computer-implemented method for performing data management in a plasma processing system is provided. The method includes providing a recipe-and component control module (RACCM). The RACCM is a server that includes a plurality of intelligent agents, which are conf... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8290607 | Planning method and system for optimizing stock and production plan in batch process industry The method provides a planning system where production plans and safety stocks are determined simultaneously, thus resulting in coupled target stock calculation and production plan. The closer the manufacturing process gets to the next production event, the lower th... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8285409 | Effective cycle time management employing a multi-horizon model Cycle time and throughput of a manufacturing facility is effectively manages by a control system that employs a combination of a long-term horizon model and at least one short-term horizon model to generate control signals for a set of machines in a manufacturing fa... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8239053 | Method and system for setting rates and targets in a range management system A method and apparatus includes determining a number of planned starts of a product during a predetermined time period for future processing, averaging the number of planned starts for the predetermined time period, and setting a production rate for a first range ba... | 08/07/2012 |
| 8209205 | Planning and scheduling tool assistant assuring high utilization of resources Schedulers, Planners, and Maintenance Supervisors in an Industrial facility can use the user interface of the present invention to extremely quickly move work order schedules, status planning, and manage resources. Additionally, key performance indicators or metrics... | 06/26/2012 |
| 8195321 | Item workflow tracking in an automated production environment The progressive tracking of items in relation to other items as they are processed and transformed through a sequence of processes executed in a workflow procedure intended to produce a finished hard copy document product for transport to a destination location, as ... | 06/05/2012 |
| 8170703 | Method for controlling a plurality of production processes A method for controlling a plurality of production processes performed on a plurality of production machines is described, wherein order data regarding the production processes to be performed are inputted in a control unit which generates control instructions for t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8155771 | Disk processing apparatus A disk processing apparatus having a plurality of processing units, a plurality of feed stackers, and a plurality of discharge stackers. The plurality of processing units subject label sides of disks to printing, or the like. A disk is fed from a first prior-to-bein... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8145333 | Ontology-based system and method for industrial control An industrial control system and method of controlling an industrial process are disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the control system includes an order system configured to receive an order from an external source and process the order to generate an ord... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8112167 | Process controller for semiconductor manufacturing, utilizing dangerous pattern identification and process capability determination A process control method comprises adjusting a process condition in consideration of a performance variation among a plurality of manufacturing apparatuses, the performance variation affecting a finished shape of a pattern used to manufacture a semiconductor device,... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8090462 | Maintenance assistance and control system method and apparatus There is provided a method and an apparatus for providing assistance and control in respect of maintenance operations that are based on electronic technical documentation prescribing a set of discrete electronic maintenance instructions (“EMIs”). The EMIs are co... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082054 | Method of optimizing process recipe of substrate processing system The present invention is a method of optimizing a process recipe of a substrate processing system including: a substrate processing apparatus that performs a film deposition process of a substrate to be processed according to a process recipe; a data processing unit... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8050787 | Recording medium production control device, recording medium production control method A recording medium production control device, recording medium production control method, and program instructions stored on a tangible computer-readable medium acquire the operating status of the existing data recording device, printer, and other devices in the rec... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8010216 | System and method for cutting-stock optimization across schedules and batches A method and system for optimizing cutting of various materials. In some embodiments, an algorithm optimizes cutting by grouping items to be cut, wherein a plurality of cutting-stock pieces are grouped together and aligned such that a single cut simultaneously cuts ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005560 | Method of optimizing queue times in a production cycle A method of optimizing production cycle queue time includes selecting a plurality of process steps for a production cycle, calculating queue times for each of the plurality of process steps, statistically analyzing the queue times, and generating at least one visual... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005561 | Method for self-synchronization of modular production systems A system and method for self-synchronization of modular production systems having components with various alternative capabilities for processing and transporting work units along transport highways, for various component/transport highway configurations. The method... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005559 | Optimizing task assignments for multi-head tape laydown The operation of automated tape heads used to layup a composite structure is optimized in order to reduce layup time and better balance tape head loading. Ply data is generated that defines the ply segments and tape courses for each sequence of the layup. Each seque... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7996100 | Method and system for modeling a batch manufacturing facility A system and method for the modeling of biopharmaceutical batch process manufacturing facilities uses process time lines. The system employs an eleven-field delimited string code which specifies the unit identifier code and the iteration value for each of the ten le... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7962233 | System and method for handling a production disturbance/opportunity event in a production execution system A system for handling a production disturbance/opportunity event includes a network having data processing units running a MES software for controlling/monitoring a production process operating production components. A production modeler defines a plant model of the... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7937177 | Manufacturing work in process management system A method for addressing high Work In Process (WIP) conditions for increasing throughput while minimizing risk in a manufacturing line. Selected products to be skipped over during high WIP conditions include determining toolsets having work in process exceeding a cer... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7930051 | Move lot size balancing system and method A method and system for allowing a vehicle dealer and manufacturer to match dealer orders and manufacturing plant shipments easily and equitably are disclosed. The method significantly decreases processing time, saving valuable time, money, and manpower resources. A... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7904192 | Finite capacity scheduling using job prioritization and machine selection In a method, device, and computer-readable medium for finite capacity scheduling, heuristic rules are applied in two integrated stages: Job Prioritization and Machine Selection. During Job Prioritization (“JP”), jobs are prioritized based on a set of JP rules wh... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7873430 | System that can schedule operations that are performed on industrial control devices The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that facilitates automatically scheduling an operation in an industrial environment. An interface component can facilitate receipt of a list/schedule including at least one operation related to a device with... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7865260 | Production schedule creation device and method, production process control device and method, computer program, and computer-readable recording medium A production schedule creation device includes: a production simulator (100) simulating a production process expressing the production state and the production constraint of the production process; a mathematical expression holding device holding a mathematic... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7860595 | Production schedule creation device and method, production process control device and method, computer program, and computer-readable recording medium A production schedule creation device includes: a production simulator (100) simulating a production process expressing the production state and the production constraint of the production process; a mathematical expression holding device holding a mathematic... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7856287 | Large scale supply planning A production planning technique inputs demands for products. Each of the demands having multiple due dates, and the multiple due dates having different priorities. An explosion process utilizing linear programming and heuristics is performed to identify demands for ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7848836 | Scheduling system and work order scheduling protocol for such a system In a scheduling system for planning and scheduling production in an industrial production system, which scheduled production is to be executed by the production system under control of a manufacturing execution system, the scheduling system is a multi-agent scheduli... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7826913 | Sheet metal factory processing system A sheet metal factory processing system includes a production manager which generates a processing schedule for multiple units each including at least one material sheet, to manage the processing schedule on a per-unit basis. The processing schedule is generated bas... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7822783 | Programmable method and apparatus for real-time adaptation of presentations to individuals The present invention is a method of obtaining information regarding an individual's environment using a programmable device. The first step of the method is sensing a psychomotor behavioral element of an activity engaged by the individual. The type of activity enga... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7813827 | System and method for an on-line jurisdiction manager The jurisdiction online manager manages required jurisdictional inspections mandated by a plurality of different jurisdictions performed by non-governmental entities. A central computer system receives object data for an object and most other information via a globa... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7801633 | Scheduling method and program for a substrate treating apparatus A scheduling method for a substrate treating apparatus having a plurality of treating units for treating substrates, wherein, based on a procedure including a plurality of treating steps, a controller determines an order of treating a plurality of lots successively ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7792601 | Control apparatus, control method for control apparatus, multi-functional apparatus, multi-functional apparatus control system, control program, and computer-readable storage medium A control apparatus comprises: a job processing section for acquiring, on input of selection application information into a multi-functional apparatus, setting condition corresponding to the selection application information from the multi-functional apparatus, and ... | 09/07/2010 |
