Patents by Inventor David C. Goodrich

David C. Goodrich 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).

  • Methods and systems for controlling an image generator to define, generate, and view geometric images of an object
    Patent number: 7365747
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention allow a user operating on a data processing computer to view geometry of an object model produced by an image generator hosted on an image processing computer by allowing the user to define a zone associated with the object model, slices of each zone, and viewpoints associated with the slices, controlling the graphics image generator to produce geometric images of the object model in accordance with the zone, slices, and viewpoints, and selectively navigating the images in accordance with the zone, slices, and viewpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Finlayson, Dean J. Rumpza, Kevin D. Puterbaugh, Richard L. Goettling, David C. Goodrich, Neal R. Keklen, Michael L. Yoder