Patents by Inventor Larry Dale Asher, Jr.

Larry Dale Asher, Jr. 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).

  • Methods and systems for optimizing punch instructions in a material forming press system
    Patent number: 7418309
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed to optimize punching instructions. An example method disclosed herein obtains a tool bed layout, the tool bed including a description of a plurality of tool punch parts, each tool punch part further including tool definition information; obtains a component layout, the component including a description of a component having at least one feature requiring a punching operation; validates the component layout; advances the component to a position of optimum depth; determines a hit score at the position of optimum depth; and repeats the component advancing and the hit score determination until all of the at least one feature of the component is assigned to a tool punch part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: The Bradbury Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Dale Asher, Jr.