Patents Assigned to Quickpen International Corp.
  • Publication number: 20030050871
    Abstract: System and methods are described for assisting a contractor in managing information associated with a construction project. The amount of information relating to labor, materials, scheduling and billing and the number of individuals accessing the information can be overwhelmingly large for even a simple construction project. As such, the system and methods described are particularly useful for gathering, maintaining and disseminating the voluminous amount of information associated with a construction project. In one method, a drawing from a construction project is provided that has one or more intelligent objects. Information is then gathered relating to labor, materials and schedules for the project. The information is associated with the respective intelligent object and visually represented on the drawing. The drawing is displayed and certain aspects associated with the intelligent objects can be quickly identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: Quickpen International Corp.
    Inventor: W. Curtis Broughton
  • Patent number: 5920849
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods which assist a contractor in producing a competitive bid proposal. In one exemplary embodiment, a method is provided for producing a bid from at least one drawing including various items to be included in the bid. To produce the bid, the method relies upon a computer having a display screen, an entry device and a processor coupled to the display screen and the entry device. According to the method, at least one characteristic of a first and a second item on the drawing are entered into the processor. The processor then selects a fitting which connects the first and the second items based on the entered characteristics. A bid amount is then produced based at least in part on the cost of the first item, the second item and the fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Quickpen International Corp.
    Inventors: W. Curtis Broughton, Randal S. Hosler