Patents by Inventor Karl Kristofer Beal

Karl Kristofer Beal 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).

  • Positioning labels in an engineering drawing
    Patent number: 8749588
    Abstract: A computer-readable media for performing a method for displaying information in an engineering drawing. Labels are connected to objects in an engineering drawing. The connections are governed by relationships based on calculations simulating particle interactions and collision avoidance. A change in the position of a first label or of the engineering drawing is indicated. A new location of a second label is calculated such that the relationships between the second label and the engineering drawing and between the first and second labels are maintained, and the second label does not overlap other labels or objects in the engineering drawing. The movement of the second label to the new location may be animated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: HNTB Holdings, Ltd.
    Inventors: Glen A. Herman, Karl Kristofer Beal
  • POSITIONING LABELS IN AN ENGINEERING DRAWING
    Publication number: 20110063328
    Abstract: A computer-readable media for performing a method for displaying information in an engineering drawing. Labels are connected to objects in an engineering drawing. The connections are governed by relationships based on calculations simulating particle interactions and collision avoidance. A change in the position of a first label or of the engineering drawing is indicated. A new location of a second label is calculated such that the relationships between the second label and the engineering drawing and between the first and second labels are maintained, and the second label does not overlap other labels or objects in the engineering drawing. The movement of the second label to the new location may be animated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: HNTB HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Glen A. Herman, Karl Kristofer Beal