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7433748 System and method for controlling a design process by specifying active variables and passive variables  
A system for controlling a design process having a first design sub-process and a second design sub-process, outcomes of one of the first and second design sub-processes being linked to outcomes of...
7424444 Apparatus and method for configuring computers  
A method and apparatus for automatically manufacturing a computer. An order is received from a customer. A manufacturing plant assembles together the hardware and software components from stores...
7369970 Method and apparatus for estimating product cost  
A development department stores physical characteristic data concerning a product to be manufactured, such as shape and CAD data, in a database. Cost factor data are provided from a plurality of...
7236841 Method for fast manufacturing and assembling of hot runner systems  
The method and apparatus of the present invention includes a computer implemented injection molding configuring subsystem which enables a customer to interactively specify and design a system using...
7219068 Method and system for product optimization  
A method and computer-implemented system for optimizing a product. Based on the “voice of the customer”, aspects of the product that are critical to the customer satisfaction, and target...
7177773 Method for predicting performance of a future product  
A method for predicting performance of a future product is disclosed. The method includes generating historical data for at least one product and generating a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis...
7136776 Method for evaluating processes for manufacturing components  
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to methods of evaluating processes for manufacturing components. In one embodiment, an average probability of a first component to fail is calculated...
7097729 Method for making mechanical parts by decomposition into layers  
A method for making mechanical parts and objects, in particular, prototype parts and objects, from a specific computer-assisted design includes the successive steps of making the parts in...
7058197 Multi-variable model for identifying crop response zones in a field  
An computer implemented apparatus and method are disclosed for defining areas of a field in which a crop or other vegetation is grown based on their selective ability to grow such vegetation...
7051036 Computer-implemented system and method for project development  
The present invention generally relates to an inventive automated system, and method for its use, including a computer having a computer program defining three development phases including project...
6921068 Vise structure for positioning and maintaining parts to be machined  
A vise structure for maintaining in position parts which are to be machined, including but not limited to parts which are to undergo micro-milling operations in a fast prototyping process, includes...
6915172 Method, system and storage medium for enhancing process control  
Disclosed herein is a method for enhancing process control. Disclosed herein is a method for enhancing process control including initiating a manufacturing process to create a product. The...
6904329 Method and apparatus for generating a multi-dimensional cost function  
A method for generating a cost function for processing a candidate workpiece using a resource includes identifying processing requirements for the candidate workpiece. A first committed capacity of...
6882892 System and method for specifying elements in a packaging process  
A software system for specifying design of at least two links in a packaging chain includes first and second software modules for specifying designs of first and second links in the packaging...
6834312 Method and apparatus for delivery of data over a network  
A data delivery system for communicating sophisticated information between a first and second computer over a network, such as the Internet. The delivery system resides on a network server and will...
6819967 Relational database for producing bill-of-materials from planning information  
A system and method for reserving manufacturing capacity to satisfy a customer deliverable order for a product. The system and method uses a relational database tool adapted to receive said...
6748284 Feature based assembly  
A method of design and manufacture of an assembly of components including selecting KCs of the type, Product KCs, Assembly KCs or Manufacturing KCs is provided. The method includes the steps of...
6745446 Method for producing mechanical parts from an assembly of layers which are turned over during machining, and the elemental laminations and assembled parts produced  
Mechanical parts and other objects are produced from a specific computer-assisted design by successive steps including producing pieces of the part or object in elementary layers or strata,...
6675055 Method and apparatus for an automated injection molding configuring and manufacturing system  
The method and apparatus of the present invention includes a computer implemented injection molding configuring subsystem which enables a customer to interactively specify and design a system using...
6658428 Representation of technical content using object-oriented abstraction of meaning  
An object-based, semantic representation for documents as information containers, using a controlled taxonomy, facilitates the extraction of meaning from such information containers to provide...
6507766 Method for defining system hierarchy  
An exemplary embodiment of the invention is directed to a method for defining a system hierarchy for a system including a plurality of variables. The method includes generating a first level system...
6484182 Method and apparatus for publishing part datasheets  
A method and apparatus are provided for publishing part datasheets. A part characterization database is created, and the technical characteristics of parts in the database are ascertained. In...
6405211 Object-oriented representation of technical content and management, filtering, and synthesis of technical content using object-oriented representations  
An object-based, semantic representation for documents as information containers, using a controlled taxonomy, facilitates the extraction of meaning from such information containers to provide...
6301515 System for establishing optimal critical characteristics of manufactured products  
A manufacturing process for establishing optimal operating limits, which are a percentage of a specified or blue-print tolerance, for the critical characteristics of manufactured products. The...
6038517 Computer system and method for dynamically assessing the market readiness of a product under development  
A method, system, and program storage device are disclosed for generating with a computer a current confidence level from accumulated runtime and failure data of a product subjected to product...
5946661 Method and apparatus for identifying and obtaining bottleneck cost information  
A cycle time method and apparatus is provided to obtain cost, efficiency, bottleneck and value creation information in a manufacturing facility. The manufacturing facility includes a plurality of...
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