Bryan S Anderson

US Patent:

20150286626, Oct 8, 2015

Filed:

May 29, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/725854

Inventors:

- Morristown NJ, US
RICHARD HUANG - VERNON HILLS IL, US
RONALD KLECKA - CRYSTAL LAKE IL, US
BRYAN ANDERSON - CAVE CREEK AZ, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/24
G06F 3/0484
G06F 17/30
G06F 17/50

Abstract:

A simulation system includes at least one processor configured to execute a computer program product, stored upon a storage medium. The computer program product includes a database application, a process simulation application, and an integration tool, where the database application and the process simulation application are discrete, stand alone products. The process simulation application can simulate industry processes using at least one flowsheet, which models a general flow of industry processes. The integration tool can map process simulation application objects and properties to database application objects, can convey information between mapped objects, can perform case management functions, and can perform orchestrated calculation functions.

US Patent:

20140279279, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/833855

Inventors:

- Lake Forest IL, US
Julie A. Dierwechter - Algonquin IL, US
Craig Millman - Chicago IL, US
Arlen James Young - Chicago IL, US
Ezio Enrico Magarotto - Wheaton IL, US
Bryan David Anderson - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06

US Classification:

705 2682

Abstract:

A customer purchasing workflow management functionality related to a customer account hosted by a vendor system is presented on a client computing device in a dashboard page. The system allows a customer to visualize purchasing workflows and processes by authorized purchasers and by authorized approvers, including the spending and approval limits associated with each, and the relationships therebetween. The system further provides for editing of the stored information comprising the purchasing workflows and processes.