Patents by Inventor Eugene P. Kindrachuk

Eugene P. Kindrachuk 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).

  • Apparatus and method for improved placement of objects in computer aided drafting
    Patent number: 5444836
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for creating and applying flexible, user defined rules for placement of graphical objects in a computer aided drafting (CAD) application. The rules for precise placement and overplotting of graphical objects may be defined by a user with significant flexibility. The user defined rules are applied by the placement subsystem of the present invention to automate the proper placement of graphical objects according to the specific rules of the particular user. CAD systems are enhanced by their integration with the automated placement subsystem of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Information and Graphics Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Hollingsworth, Eugene P. Kindrachuk, James E. Hargis