Patents by Inventor Jeff Lien

Jeff Lien 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: 20240005546
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to fenestration replacement measuring systems and fenestration receiving aperture measuring systems. In a first aspect, a fenestration replacement measuring system is included having a control circuit, and a solid object sensor, wherein the solid object sensor can be in electrical communication with the control circuit. The fenestration replacement measuring system can be configured to detect physical features of an existing fenestration unit using data from the solid object sensor, measure one or more dimensions of the existing fenestration unit using the physical features, and estimate one or more dimensions needed for fenestration replacement using the measured dimensions. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jeff Lien, Arik Van Asten, Eric Lee Ottem
  • Publication number: 20230186199
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to building component project management systems and methods. In an embodiment, a building component project management system is included herein having a database configured to store records regarding an installation project, an image generation system configured to render a view including a view of a building component superimposed over a view of an actual installation environment, and a user identification system configured to identify a system user and configure the data that is part of the view rendered by the image generation system according to the identified user. The system can be configured to record and store a set of physical dimensions of the actual installation environment in the database along with product selections made by a customer associated with the installation environment. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: Jeff Lien
  • Patent number: 11501224
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to building component project management systems and methods. In an embodiment, a building component project management system is included herein having a database configured to store records regarding an installation project, an image generation system configured to render a view including a view of a building component superimposed over a view of an actual installation environment, and a user identification system configured to identify a system user and configure the data that is part of the view rendered by the image generation system according to the identified user. The system can be configured to record and store a set of physical dimensions of the actual installation environment in the database along with product selections made by a customer associated with the installation environment. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Andersen Corporation
    Inventor: Jeff Lien
  • Publication number: 20190228370
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to building component project management systems and methods. In an embodiment, a building component project management system is included herein having a database configured to store records regarding an installation project, an image generation system configured to render a view including a view of a building component superimposed over a view of an actual installation environment, and a user identification system configured to identify a system user and configure the data that is part of the view rendered by the image generation system according to the identified user. The system can be configured to record and store a set of physical dimensions of the actual installation environment in the database along with product selections made by a customer associated with the installation environment. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Jeff Lien