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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Isaac Sadovnik, Newton, MA (US);
Inventor:
Isaac Sadovnik, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F017/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is in the field of manufacturing, processing and design, and also packaging. Nesting is the process of placing objects together with minimal spaces between them. The invention is described below in two forms. The first form, set forth in Part I below, is directed to methods and systems for nesting of two dimensional (D) objects in a target plane. The second form, set forth in Part II below, is directed to methods and systems for nesting three dimensional (D) objects in a target volume. The specific details of the preferred embodiments are set forth in those respective parts.