Patents by Inventor Robert D. Shenefelt

Robert D. Shenefelt 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).

  • R2V packaging process and system
    Patent number: 7031788
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for creating customized packing for an item to be packed. An image of the item is created and an outline of the image is traced. The packing material is then cut to conform to the outline. In accordance with further aspects of the invention, the image is converted to an outline form by a raster-to-vector conversion. In further aspects of the invention, multiple outlines are configured in a packing configuration. The configurations may be edited and stored. In other aspects, manufacturing of customized packing for tools and tool kit management may be performed by the method of the current invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert D. Shenefelt, Gary L. Perkins, Roxanne M. Fairfax
  • R2V packaging process and system
    Publication number: 20040220692
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for creating customized packing for an item to be packed. An image of the item is created and an outline of the image is traced. The packing material is then cut to conform to the outline. In accordance with further aspects of the invention, the image is converted to an outline form by a raster-to-vector conversion. In further aspects of the invention, multiple outlines are configured in a packing configuration. The configurations may be edited and stored. In other aspects, manufacturing of customized packing for tools and tool kit management may be performed by the method of the current invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Robert D. Shenefelt, Gary L. Perkins, Roxanne M. Fairfax