Patents by Inventor Patrick Megard

Patrick Megard 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).

  • Method for selecting a constructed element of a drawing to generate similar elements
    Patent number: 5513310
    Abstract: A computer aided design (CAD) or computer aided manufacturing (CAM) system may be used to generate a drawing containing many elements with certain parameters. Commands or functions and their parameters that are used to generate the elements are stored for later retrieval. The user may directly select an element from the drawing displayed in another activated window or some part of the screen or on a digitizer. After a user selects the element, a similar element is automatically displayed. A menu may be displayed after selecting an element in order for the user to modify various parameters for the similar element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Inventors: Patrick Megard, Serge Favre