Patents by Inventor Richard C. Shapiro

Richard C. Shapiro 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 boundary points in a lattice
    Patent number: 7570841
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a set of boundary points within a lattice is provided herein. The lattice is normalized into a regularly-spaced array and a first point within the array is selected. A software routine repeatedly locates boundary points by examining neighboring points and tracking array direction. The system includes a processor operatively connected to a display, an input device and a memory. The memory includes the software routine and the routine is executed on the processor. The output of the software routine is send to the display for viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Raymond T. Deiotte, Richard C. Shapiro
  • Method for determining a set of boundary points in a lattice
    Publication number: 20080175433
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a set of boundary points within a lattice is provided herein. The lattice is normalized into a regularly-spaced array and a first point within the array is selected. A software routine repeatedly locates boundary points by examining neighboring points and tracking array direction. The system includes a processor operatively connected to a display, an input device and a memory. The memory includes the software routine and the routine is executed on the processor. The output of the software routine is send to the display for viewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Raymond T. Deiotte, Richard C. Shapiro