Patents by Inventor Alan C. Cramer

Alan C. Cramer 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).

  • Modifying a parametrically defined model with an explicit modeler
    Patent number: 8694286
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to manage modifications to a solid model between different modeling applications. An original model created using a parametrically-based modeler is obtained. A modified version of the original model that was edited using a history-free modeler is obtained. The original model and the modified version are analyzed to determine differences between them. Based on the differences, a set of parametric-based treatments are determined that, when performed on the original model, affect changes that produce a parametrically-driven version that geometrically matches the modified version. One or more of the treatments are individually selected and applied to produce the parametrically-driven version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Udaya Gunasena, Alan C. Cramer, Rahul Vora, Jeff Strater, Kevin J. Schneider
  • MODIFYING A PARAMETRICALLY DEFINED MODEL WITH AN EXPLICIT MODELER
    Publication number: 20120084060
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to manage modifications to a solid model between different modeling applications. An original model created using a parametrically-based modeler is obtained. A modified version of the original model that was edited using a history-free modeler is obtained. The original model and the modified version are analyzed to determine differences between them. Based on the differences, a set of parametric-based treatments are determined that, when performed on the original model, affect changes that produce a parametrically-driven version that geometrically matches the modified version. One or more of the treatments are individually selected and applied to produce the parametrically-driven version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Udaya Gunasena, Alan C. Cramer, Rahul Vora, Jeff Strater, Kevin J. Schneider