Patent ID: 8639373

Claim:
A method of computer-aided design of a desired modular package assembly in accordance with a modular design having subassembly receiving sections and a cover, comprising: at a user interface of a computer-aided design (CAD) tool, executed on a computer, receiving user input design data that define a package outline of the modular package assembly; the CAD tool determining the dimensions and the configuration of a modular package assembly from the received user input design data, wherein the configuration of the modular package assembly comprises a protective modular package cover of user defined dimension and configuration, said protective modular package cover having first and second fastening sections of predetermined dimension and configuration, one or more subassembly receiving sections of predetermined dimension and configuration disposed between said first and second fastening sections with each subassembly receiving section of the one or more subassembly receiving sections having a cross member of predetermined dimension and configuration formed along the underside of the protective modular package cover and configured to receive a subassembly, and one or more subassemblies of predetermined dimension and configuration to be received by the one or more subassembly receiving sections, wherein the configuration and dimensions of the modular package assembly are determined by the user defined dimensions of the protective modular package cover, the predetermined dimension and configuration of the one or more subassembly receiving sections, and the predetermined dimension and configuration of the one or more subassemblies and wherein the predetermined dimension and configuration of the one or more subassembly receiving sections accommodate the predetermined dimension and configuration of the one or more subassemblies; the CAD tool determining an adhesive deposition strategy for deposition of an adhesive layer to the cross members of the one or more subassembly receiving sections sufficient to affix the top side of the one or more subassemblies to the cross member on the underside of a corresponding subassembly receiving section of the one or more subassembly receiving sections; the CAD tool outputting in electronic form the configuration and dimensions of the designed modular package assembly and the adhesive deposition strategy; and incorporating the configuration and dimensions of the modular package assembly and the adhesive deposition strategy into a manufacturing assembly process configured to manufacture the modular package assembly.