Patents by Inventor Timothy A. Bright

Timothy A. Bright 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).

  • Patent number: 10614180
    Abstract: A system for concurrent CAx workflow includes a collaborative server that manages a model of an engineering object, the model comprising at least design data and analysis data corresponding to the design data, a design client for editing of the design data by a design user, an analysis client for editing of the analysis data by an analysis user concurrent with editing of the design data by the design user; and wherein the collaborative server and the analysis client are collectively configured (i.e., one or both are configured) to enable the analysis user to edit the analysis data, view a plurality of geometric elements within the design data, and create a reference within the analysis data to a selected geometric element of the plurality of geometric elements within the design data. A corresponding apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Kelly Eric Bowman, Timothy A. Bright, Charles Gregory Jensen, Ammon Hepworth, Jared Calvin Briggs, Walter Edward Red, Joshua Coburn, Brett Stone
  • Patent number: 9779184
    Abstract: A system for scalable multi-user CAD may include a traffic consolidation server consolidating feature edits from CAD workstations editing one or more proximate regions of an engineering object. The traffic consolidation servers may transmit feature changes to other workstations editing the proximate regions of the engineering object while forwarding the feature changes to a CAD model server. CAD model servers may be configured to receive consolidated feature changes pertaining to an assigned region of the engineering object. An assignment server may balance processing loads on traffic consolidation servers. Methods and apparatus corresponding to the above system are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Joshua Winn, Timothy A. Bright, Chia-Chi Teng, Charles Gregory Jensen
  • Publication number: 20140317589
    Abstract: A system for concurrent CAx workflow includes a collaborative server that manages a model of an engineering object, the model comprising at least design data and analysis data corresponding to the design data, a design client for editing of the design data by a design user, an analysis client for editing of the analysis data by an analysis user concurrent with editing of the design data by the design user; and wherein the collaborative server and the analysis client are collectively configured (i.e., one or both are configured) to enable the analysis user to edit the analysis data, view a plurality of geometric elements within the design data, and create a reference within the analysis data to a selected geometric element of the plurality of geometric elements within the design data. A corresponding apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Kelly Eric Bowman, JR., Timothy A. Bright, Charles Gregory Jensen, Ammon Hepworth, Jared Calvin Briggs, Walter Edward Red
  • Publication number: 20140278269
    Abstract: A system for scalable multi-user CAD may include a traffic consolidation server consolidating feature edits from CAD workstations editing one or more proximate regions of an engineering object. The traffic consolidation servers may transmit feature changes to other workstations editing the proximate regions of the engineering object while forwarding the feature changes to a CAD model server. CAD model servers may be configured to receive consolidated feature changes pertaining to an assigned region of the engineering object. An assignment server may balance processing loads on traffic consolidation servers. Methods and apparatus corresponding to the above system are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Joshua Winn, Timothy A. Bright, Chia-Chi Teng, Charles Gregory Jensen
  • Patent number: 7322893
    Abstract: A collapsible football tackling block includes a base; a pad support, wherein the pad support is pivotally connected to the base by a hinge; a detachable support between the pad support and the base; a detachable connection between the one end of the detachable support and an intermediate portion of the pad support; and a detachable connection between a second end of the detachable support and an intermediate portion of the base, wherein the pad support is foldable against the base for storage by detaching at least one of the connections of the detachable support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Inventor: Timothy Bright
  • Publication number: 20050250084
    Abstract: A collapsible football tackling block includes a base; a pad support, wherein the pad support is pivotally connected to the base by a hinge; a detachable support between the pad support and the base; a detachable connection between the one end of the detachable support and an intermediate portion of the pad support; and a detachable connection between a second end of the detachable support and an intermediate portion of the base, wherein the pad support is foldable against the base for storage by detaching at least one of the connections of the detachable support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventor: Timothy Bright