Patents by Inventor Alexander Sumner

Alexander Sumner 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).

  • Form board merge
    Patent number: 11017144
    Abstract: This application discloses a computing system to merge a first form board design describing a configuration for use in manufacturing a first wire harness with a second form board design describing a configuration for use in manufacturing a second wire harness. The computing system places the first form board design into a merged form board design, matches portions of the second form board design to portions of the first form board design, and aligns the second form board design with the merged form board design based on the matches. The computing system places an unmatched portion of the second form board design in the merged form board design based on the alignment of the second form board design with the merged form board design. The merged form board design describes a form board configuration for use in manufacturing both the first wire harness and the second wire harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Industry Software Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Sumner, Frank Hemmersbach, Mohamed El-Morsy, Adam Bedford, Vikas Maddukuri
  • FORM BOARD MERGE
    Publication number: 20200012758
    Abstract: This application discloses a computing system to merge a first form board design describing a configuration for use in manufacturing a first wire harness with a second form board design describing a configuration for use in manufacturing a second wire harness. The computing system places the first form board design into a merged form board design, matches portions of the second form board design to portions of the first form board design, and aligns the second form board design with the merged form board design based on the matches. The computing system places an unmatched portion of the second form board design in the merged form board design based on the alignment of the second form board design with the merged form board design. The merged form board design describes a form board configuration for use in manufacturing both the first wire harness and the second wire harness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Sumner, Frank Hemmersbach, Mohamed El-Morsy, Adam Bedford, Vikas Maddukuri