Patents by Inventor John K. Hirschtick

John K. Hirschtick 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).

  • Mate inferencing
    Patent number: 6219049
    Abstract: A dynamic mate inferencing system permits display and manipulation of a computer model, including features of allowing a user to select a feature of the model, determining a characteristic geometry of the feature, dynamically previewing the mating of the feature to a component of the model, allowing the user to alternate between different mating scenarios, and permitting the user to mate the feature to the component in the previewed geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Solidworks Corporation
    Inventors: Robert P. Zuffante, John K. Hirschtick, Boris Shoov, David Corcoran, Mick Kallman, Michael Payne, Linda Lokay