Patents by Inventor Johannes Leon Marais

Johannes Leon Marais 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).

  • Cloud platform for managing design data
    Patent number: 10049014
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving a first source file, the first source file including one or more first computer-aided design models; converting the first source file into a first plurality of files; generating a first snapshot, the first snapshot including the first source file, the first plurality of files, and a first version; receiving a second source file, the second source file having the first format that is readable by the first application, the second source file including one or more second models, the second source file being an updated version of the first source file; converting the second source file into a second plurality of files; generating a second snapshot; and associating the second snapshot with the first snapshot, where the second snapshot being a more recent version than the first snapshot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: James Awe, Johannes Leon Marais, Jianfeng Guo, Nathan James Pahucki
  • CLOUD PLATFORM FOR MANAGING DESIGN DATA
    Publication number: 20140244588
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving a first source file, the first source file including one or more first computer-aided design models; converting the first source file into a first plurality of files; generating a first snapshot, the first snapshot including the first source file, the first plurality of files, and a first version; receiving a second source file, the second source file having the first format that is readable by the first application, the second source file including one or more second models, the second source file being an updated version of the first source file; converting the second source file into a second plurality of files; generating a second snapshot; and associating the second snapshot with the first snapshot, where the second snapshot being a more recent version than the first snapshot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: James Awe, Johannes Leon Marais, Jianfeng Guo, Nathan James Pahucki
  • Cloud platform for managing design data
    Patent number: 8719229
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving a first source file, the first source file including one or more first computer-aided design models; converting the first source file into a first plurality of files; generating a first snapshot, the first snapshot including the first source file, the first plurality of files, and a first version; receiving a second source file, the second source file having the first format that is readable by the first application, the second source file including one or more second models, the second source file being an updated version of the first source file; converting the second source file into a second plurality of files; generating a second snapshot; and associating the second snapshot with the first snapshot, where the second snapshot being a more recent version than the first snapshot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: James Awe, Johannes Leon Marais, Jianfeng Guo, Nathan James Pahucki
  • CLOUD PLATFORM FOR MANAGING DESIGN DATA
    Publication number: 20140108353
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving a first source file, the first source file including one or more first computer-aided design models; converting the first source file into a first plurality of files; generating a first snapshot, the first snapshot including the first source file, the first plurality of files, and a first version; receiving a second source file, the second source file having the first format that is readable by the first application, the second source file including one or more second models, the second source file being an updated version of the first source file; converting the second source file into a second plurality of files; generating a second snapshot; and associating the second snapshot with the first snapshot, where the second snapshot being a more recent version than the first snapshot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: James Awe, Johannes Leon Marais, Jianfeng Guo, Nathan James Pahucki