Robert D Shenefelt

US Patent:

20040220692, Nov 4, 2004

Filed:

Apr 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/427687

Inventors:

Robert Shenefelt - Seattle WA, US
Gary Perkins - Camano Island WA, US
Roxanne Fairfax - Everett WA, US

International Classification:

G06F019/00

US Classification:

700/117000, 700/161000

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.