Patents by Inventor Thomas Wilson Oakley

Thomas Wilson Oakley 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).

  • Rule-based method for packaging spools of fiber
    Patent number: 6912441
    Abstract: A rule-based method for packing a customer delivery unit containing a predetermined plurality of spools of filamentary product thereon comprises the steps of: (a) uniquely identifying each of a plurality of spools; (b) recording for each spool information regarding the kind of product on the spool, the grade of the product on the spool, and the weight of the product on the spool; (c) based on the product kind, grade, and weight information, assigning to each spool an appropriate one of a plurality of packing rules; and (d) selecting a predetermined plurality of tubes for inclusion in a customer delivery unit in accordance with the packing rule assigned to each selected tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Invista North America S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Kevin Dale Booth, John Arthur Prytulka, Richard Wayne Watson, Thomas Wilson Oakley
  • Rule-based method for packaging spools of fiber
    Publication number: 20040128015
    Abstract: A rule-based method for packing a customer delivery unit containing a predetermined plurality of spools of filamentary product thereon comprises the steps of: (a) uniquely identifying each of a plurality of spools; (b) recording for each spool information regarding the kind of product on the spool, the grade of the product on the spool, and the weight of the product on the spool; (c) based on the product kind, grade, and weight information, assigning to each spool an appropriate one of a plurality of packing rules; and (d) selecting a predetermined plurality of tubes for inclusion in a customer delivery unit in accordance with the packing rule assigned to each selected tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Kevin Dale Booth, John arthur Prytulka, Richard Wayne Watson, Thomas Wilson Oakley