Patents by Inventor Mark David Shirley

Mark David Shirley 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 and apparatus for deriving associations between parts and fasteners
    Patent number: 8244507
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying associations in a model of a structure. A number of fastener locations is identified in the model of the structure. A line segment extends through each of the number of fastener locations to form a number of line segments. The line segment extends a selected distance away from an associated fastener location in the number of fastener locations. A number of parts is identified through which the line segment extends to form a number of identified parts for a fastener for each of the number of line segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Paul Charles Hollingshead, Mark David Shirley
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PARTS AND FASTENERS
    Publication number: 20100114536
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying associations in a model of a structure. A number of fastener locations is identified in the model of the structure. A line segment extends through each of the number of fastener locations to form a number of line segments. The line segment extends a selected distance away from an associated fastener location in the number of fastener locations. A number of parts is identified through which the line segment extends to form a number of identified parts for a fastener for each of the number of line segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Charles Hollingshead, Mark David Shirley