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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2006
Applicants:
Kent A. Franklin, Neenah, WI (US);
William J. Raynor, Jr., Appleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Kent A. Franklin, Neenah, WI (US);
William J. Raynor, Jr., Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 17/10 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is described for determining the effectiveness of maintenance or other improvements to a system having multiple sections and multiple modes of failure. The method uses a simulation model that is dynamic in that it can change during a simulation run to show how a system event such as a failure of one system section can effect a different system section. By running the simulation model multiple times, it may become apparent which system section will benefit most from maintenance or other improvements.