Patents by Inventor Robert C. Farthing

Robert C. Farthing 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 modeling material handling systems
    Patent number: 6041171
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for modeling material handling systems for carrying discrete objects is disclosed which is capable of displaying models of a system in two, three, or four dimensions. The system is based on an existing program for modeling fluid flow networks, such as the piping design module of the CATIA CCPlant design package. All of the changes to pipe design program are made using tools present in that program, and no computer code needs to be modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Jervis B. Webb Company
    Inventors: Dennis R. Blaisdell, Bruce W. Mattison, Robert C. Farthing, Michelle A. Sarosy