Patents by Inventor David Robert Warn

David Robert Warn 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: 7519522
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus and product for designing, on a display device, a geometric shape is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of displaying an initial set of similarly structured model exemplars on a display device, selecting a chosen set of models from the initial set of similarly structured model exemplars to apply to a model mix, mixing the set of models consisting of a first portion and a second portion to form a currently displayed shape, providing on the display device at least one selectable feature for manipulating the currently displayed shape, and applying a constraint of the selectable feature to the displayed shape to update both the first portion and the second portion of the currently displayed shape into a new geometric shape design. In a particular implementation, the first portion of the geometric shape is an automobile and the second portion is a standardized human occupant representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall C. Smith, Richard R. Pawlicki, David Robert Warn
  • Patent number: 7440877
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus and product for designing, on a display device, a geometric shape is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of displaying an initial set of similarly structured model exemplars on a display device, selecting a chosen set of models from the initial set of similarly structured model exemplars to apply to a model mix, mixing the set of models to form a currently displayed shape, providing on the display device at least one selectable feature for manipulating the currently displayed shape, and applying at least one constraint of the selectable feature to the currently displayed shape to update the currently displayed shape into a new geometric shape design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Randall C. Smith, Richard R. Pawlicki, David Robert Warn
  • Publication number: 20040119683
    Abstract: A vehicular secondary control interface is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the control interface includes a plurality of category input devices for selecting a function category, with each of the function categories having one or more selectable secondary functions associated therewith. A display area displays the selectable secondary functions associated with a selected function category, highlighting the active secondary function, and further displays parameter information regarding the active secondary functions. In addition, a selection input device adjustably selects the secondary functions associated with a selected function category, and an adjustment input device controls the active secondary function associated with the selected function category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: David Robert Warn, Donald James Mc Millan, Charles Weldon Wampler, Donn W. Glander