Patents by Inventor David Croom

David Croom 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: 6445974
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for a computer-aided design (CAD) system for dynamically switching from one CAD platform to another CAD platform. The invention includes building a library of generic CAD functions, each for directing a graphical manipulation process. Each one of the generic CAD functions is based on a platform-specific CAD function, there being a large number of common CAD functions among many different CAD platforms. The invention interprets received function calls and translates the call to a generic function call for invoking a generic CAD function. A processor then executes the generic CAD function, irrespective of the platform used to call the function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Intergraph Corporation
    Inventors: Jim M Malaugh, David Croom