Patents Assigned to GCC, Inc.
  • System and method for managing construction projects
    Patent number: 8782093
    Abstract: A system for managing construction projects includes a database, a component interface, a state interface, and a database interface. The component interface is operative to receive component identifiers identifying components of a construction project. The state interface is operative to receive state indicators, each state indicator indicating a particular state (e.g., ordered, in transit, installed, inspected, etc.) associated with one of the components. The database interface is operative to store the component identifiers and the associated state indicators in the database. A method of managing construction projects is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: GCC, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Greer, John T. Hohn, Margaret L. Flores
  • System and method for managing construction projects
    Patent number: 7409392
    Abstract: A system for managing construction projects includes a database, a component interface, a state interface, and a database interface. The component interface is operative to receive component identifiers identifying components of a construction project. The state interface is operative to receive state indicators, each state indicator indicating a particular state (e.g., ordered, in transit, installed, inspected, etc.) associated with one of the components. The database interface is operative to store the component identifiers and the associated state indicators in the database. A method of managing construction projects is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: GCC, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Greer, John T. Hohn, Margaret L. Flores
  • System and method for drawing and manufacturing bent pipes
    Patent number: 7305274
    Abstract: Novel systems and methods of using a bent-tube object in a drawing file include entering a custom bent-tube object in a drawing file, and using the bent tube object to generate bender driver data. In a particular method, the step of entering the custom bent-tube object in the drawing file includes entering a multi-segmented line, and generating the custom bent-tube object based at least in part on the lengths of and angles between the segments of the multi-segmented line. In a more particular method, the step of entering the custom bent-tube object further includes selecting a tube type (e.g., a particular diameter, material, etc.), and the step of generating the custom bent-tube object further includes retrieving bent-tube object data from an object data file based at least in part on the tube type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: GCC, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Greer, John D. Mack
  • System and method for drawing and manufacturing bent pipes
    Patent number: 6757576
    Abstract: Novel systems and methods of using a bent-tube object in a drawing file include entering a custom bent-tube object in a drawing file, and using the bent tube object to generate bender driver data. In a particular method, the step of entering the custom bent-tube object in the drawing file includes entering a multi-segmented line, and generating the custom bent-tube object based at least in part on the lengths of and angles between the segments of the multi-segmented line. In a more particular method, the step of entering the custom bent-tube object further includes selecting a tube type (e.g., a particular diameter, material, etc.), and the step of generating the custom bent-tube object further includes retrieving bent-tube object data from an object data file based at least in part on the tube type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: GCC, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Greer, John D. Mack