Patents by Inventor Alex Lyons

Alex Lyons 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: 12592041
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of extending a mixed sheet within a B-rep model is described. The mixed sheet includes surfaces having different geometries, such as a mesh positioned between first and second classical geometry surfaces. A first guide curve is defined, located at the boundary of a first surface for a length corresponding to the desired mixed sheet extension adjacent the first surface. A second guide curve may also be defined, located at the boundary of a second surface for a length corresponding to the desired mixed sheet extension adjacent the second surface. At least one extension mesh rung is created by generating facets between the two external mesh vertices using first and second extension vectors, wherein the first extension vector has a pre-determined spatial relationship to the first guide curve. If included, the second extension vector has a pre-determined spatial relationship to the second guide curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Siemens Industry Software Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Lyons, Timothy Case, Richard Collins, Peter Nanson
  • Publication number: 20250029311
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for rendering, to a designer, a two-dimensional image of an assembly of part instances in a three-dimensional assembly space within a computer-aided design (CAD) system utilizing double precision to describe part assemblies. Such assemblies are considered to be distant from a nominal observer. A viewport on a two-dimensional image plane is defined, and a combined transform is defined in quadruple precision to enable the generation of clipping lines and/or clipping points. The clipping lines and clipping points clipping the faces and edges of the part instance in the assembly to the portion of the assembly that lies within the viewport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Alex Lyons, Bruno Poltronieri, Peter Nanson, Richard Collins
  • Publication number: 20240212281
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of extending a mixed sheet within a B-rep model is described. The mixed sheet includes surfaces having different geometries, such as a mesh positioned between first and second classical geometry surfaces. A first guide curve is defined, located at the boundary of a first surface for a length corresponding to the desired mixed sheet extension adjacent the first surface. A second guide curve may also be defined, located at the boundary of a second surface for a length corresponding to the desired mixed sheet extension adjacent the second surface. At least one extension mesh rung is created by generating facets between the two external mesh vertices using first and second extension vectors, wherein the first extension vector has a pre-determined spatial relationship to the first guide curve. If included, the second extension vector has a pre-determined spatial relationship to the second guide curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Alex Lyons, Timothy Case, Richard Collins, Peter Nanson