Patents by Inventor Matthew Daum

Matthew Daum 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).

  • Packaging insert and method
    Patent number: 7299926
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a packaging insert and method for assembling a packaging insert are provided. In one embodiment a packaging insert for supporting an article in a shipping container includes a support platen and a sidewall that has a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion. The first sidewall portion is connected to the support platen and the second sidewall portion such that the first sidewall portion physically separates the second sidewall portion from the support platen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Paul Grady Russell, Matthew Daum
  • Identifying potential modifications of a shipping item design
    Publication number: 20070136150
    Abstract: Systems and methods of identifying potential modifications of a shipping item design are described. In one aspect, a first number of homogeneous copies of the shipping item in a first design state that fit on a specified shipping pallet is identified. One or more modifications of the shipping item's design are computed. The computed modifications transform the first design state into a second design state of the shipping item homogeneous copies of which fit on the specified shipping pallet in a second number greater than the first number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Perry Biancavilla, Miles Thorland, Elisabeth Melia, Matthew Daum
  • Packaging insert and method
    Publication number: 20060032777
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a packaging insert and method for assembling a packaging insert are provided. In one embodiment a packaging insert for supporting an article in a shipping container includes a support platen and a sidewall that has a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion. The first sidewall portion is connected to the support platen and the second sidewall portion such that the first sidewall portion physically separates the second sidewall portion from the support platen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Paul Russell, Matthew Daum