Patents by Inventor James René Michel Dugalais

James René Michel Dugalais 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).

  • Automatic positioning of secondary objects
    Patent number: 8670957
    Abstract: A computer-aided design station for use in computer-aided design of a modeled object includes a display device configured to display the modeled object and at least one secondary object in a viewing area, an interface device configured to receive user inputs relating to the modeled object and the viewing area, and a processor operably coupled to the display device and the interface device. The processor is configured to cause the display device to display an alignment tool in the viewing area in response to user input and cause the display device to display at least one attach point of the secondary object in response to user input. The processor is also configured to detect when the alignment tool is moved to a position within a first preselected distance from the secondary object and automatically align the secondary object with respect to the alignment tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Dassault Systemes
    Inventors: Guillaume Romain Dayde, James René Michel Dugalais, Christophe René Francis Delfino
  • AUTOMATIC POSITIONING OF SECONDARY OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20120316840
    Abstract: A computer-aided design station for use in computer-aided design of a modeled object includes a display device configured to display the modeled object and at least one secondary object in a viewing area, an interface device configured to receive user inputs relating to the modeled object and the viewing area, and a processor operably coupled to the display device and the interface device. The processor is configured to cause the display device to display an alignment tool in the viewing area in response to user input and cause the display device to display at least one attach point of the secondary object in response to user input. The processor is also configured to detect when the alignment tool is moved to a position within a first preselected distance from the secondary object and automatically align the secondary object with respect to the alignment tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Guillaume Romain Dayde, James René Michel Dugalais, Christophe René Francis Delfino