Patents by Inventor Tammy L. Neil

Tammy L. Neil 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).

  • Patent number: 7366643
    Abstract: A system, method, and storage medium for determining packaging design for one or more containers are provided. The method includes selecting at least one 3-D CAD model of a manufactured part. The method further includes selecting a first 3-D CAD model of a first container defining a first receiving region. The method further includes automatically generating a first plurality of 3-D part packaging designs for the first receiving region wherein each 3-D part packaging design comprises a distinct orientation or positioning of at least the 3-D CAD model of the manufactured part and a second 3-D CAD model and selecting a first 3-D part packaging design from the first plurality of 3-D part packaging designs. The method further includes generating a first dunnage design based on the first 3-D part packaging design and the first receiving region, wherein a first volume defined by the first 3-D part packaging design and the first dunnage design can be held within the first receiving region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Verdura, Jayson D. Pankin, William F. Eckenwiler, Andrzej M. Pawlak, Tammy L. Neil, Kenneth E. Johnson