Patent ID: 7650299

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a composite product, comprising: transmitting from a first party to a remote second party having access to a computer and a CNC machine, software useable upon inputting into said computer to design said composite product, generate a bill of materials for said composite product in accordance with said design and generate a program of instructions for the operation of said CNC machine to machine certain components of said composite product; inputting said software into said computer by said second party; operating said computer utilizing said software by said second party to generate a selected design of said composite product, a bill of materials for said designed composite product and a program for instructing said CNC machine to machine certain components of said designed composite product; inputting said instructional program into said CNC machine; operating said CNC machine in accordance with said instructional program to machine said certain components of said designed composite product; acquiring other of said components of said designed composite product from a selected source; and assembling said machined and acquired components to form said designed composite product.