Patents by Inventor David Arthur Patch

David Arthur Patch 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).

  • Systems and methods for extracting bounding planes of solid models
    Patent number: 10162908
    Abstract: A method for generating bounding planes surrounding a solid model is provided. The method is implemented by a conversion computing device including a processor coupled to a memory. The method includes receiving, by the conversion computing device, an input solid model. The method additionally includes obtaining, by the conversion computing device, a bounding box solid that encloses the input solid model. Additionally, the method includes determining, by the conversion computing device, a plurality of faces of the input solid model. Further, the method includes generating, by the conversion computing device, a plurality of bounding planes that enclose the input solid model and that do not intersect the input solid model, based at least in part on the plurality of faces. Additionally, the method includes storing, by the conversion computing device, the bounding planes in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sreeram Bhaskara, David Arthur Patch