Patents by Inventor Dean Bowman

Dean Bowman 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).

  • Quality control isometric for inspection of field welds and flange bolt-up connections
    Patent number: 11150622
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a modeling process adds unique numbers for field welds or flange bolt-up connections to a virtual construction model of an infrastructure construction project. Based on the virtual construction model and a fabrication data file that describes a portion of the infrastructure construction project, a QC drawing generation process generates a QC drawing for the portion of the infrastructure construction project that includes balloons linked to locations of field welds or flange bolt-up connections, each balloon including the unique number of a corresponding field weld or flange bolt-up connection. A copy of the QC drawing is provided to a field inspection worker. Subsequently, a marked-up copy of the QC drawing is received back that includes field inspection results associated with the unique number of each field weld or flange bolt-up connection. The marked-up copy may be maintained in a document control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Bentley Systems, Incorporated
    Inventors: Graham Lee, Gary Orton, Jonathan Cunningham, Ryan Posnikoff, Dean Bowman
  • QUALITY CONTROL ISOMETRIC FOR INSPECTION OF FIELD WELDS AND FLANGE BOLT-UP CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20190146448
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a modeling process adds unique numbers for field welds or flange bolt-up connections to a virtual construction model of an infrastructure construction project. Based on the virtual construction model and a fabrication data file that describes a portion of the infrastructure construction project, a QC drawing generation process generates a QC drawing for the portion of the infrastructure construction project that includes balloons linked to locations of field welds or flange bolt-up connections, each balloon including the unique number of a corresponding field weld or flange bolt-up connection. A copy of the QC drawing is provided to a field inspection worker. Subsequently, a marked-up copy of the QC drawing is received back that includes field inspection results associated with the unique number of each field weld or flange bolt-up connection. The marked-up copy may be maintained in a document control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Graham Lee, Gary Orton, Jonathan Cunningham, Ryan Posnikoff, Dean Bowman