Patents by Inventor Michael Shane Rinks

Michael Shane Rinks has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for determining a set of materials
    Patent number: 7353144
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes determining a set of materials for constructing a wood frame building, comprising selecting a plurality of parameters for the wood frame building, accessing a database having information about a set of raw and finished goods, determining the set of materials based on the plurality of parameters for the wood frame building and the information about the set of raw and finished goods, and displaying the set of materials, wherein selecting a plurality of parameters for the wood frame building comprises selecting a plurality of parameters for walls, selecting a plurality of parameters for a roof, and selecting a plurality of parameters for at least one building opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Shane Rinks, Timothy Steven Bennett