Patents by Inventor Jack Simpson

Jack Simpson 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).

  • Publication number: 20150199456
    Abstract: Architectural structure design methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are described according to some aspects of the disclosure. In one aspect, an architectural structure design apparatus includes accessing a design of an architectural structure, accessing information regarding a location of the design of the architectural structure, designing an object using the information regarding the location, modifying the design of the architectural structure to include the object, and after the modifying, displaying the design of the architectural structure comprising the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: Jack Simpson
  • Patent number: 7610181
    Abstract: Architectural structure design methods, architectural structure design apparatuses, and articles of manufacture are described according to some aspects of the disclosure. In one aspect, an architectural structure design method includes displaying a building plan of an architectural structure, accessing user input with respect to the building plan, modifying the building plan responsive to the user input, using the processing circuitry, analyzing the building plan to identify the presence of conditions appropriate to create a roof for the architectural structure, generating the roof responsive to the analyzing, and displaying the architectural structure comprising the roof after the generating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Chief Architect, Inc.
    Inventor: Jack Simpson
  • Publication number: 20070179757
    Abstract: Architectural structure design methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are described according to some aspects of the disclosure. In one aspect, an architectural structure design apparatus includes accessing a design of an architectural structure, accessing information regarding a location of the design of the architectural structure, designing an object using the information regarding the location, modifying the design of the architectural structure to include the object, and after the modifying, displaying the design of the architectural structure comprising the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: Jack Simpson
  • Publication number: 20070168166
    Abstract: Architectural structure design methods, architectural structure design apparatuses, and articles of manufacture are described according to some aspects of the disclosure. In one aspect, an architectural structure design method includes displaying a building plan of an architectural structure, accessing user input with respect to the building plan, modifying the building plan responsive to the user input, using the processing circuitry, analyzing the building plan to identify the presence of conditions appropriate to create a roof for the architectural structure, generating the roof responsive to the analyzing, and displaying the architectural structure comprising the roof after the generating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Jack Simpson