Patents by Inventor Mark L. Sinclair-McGarvie

Mark L. Sinclair-McGarvie 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).

  • Patent number: 8115770
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program for a finding an intersection for geometrically coincident curves, comprising selecting a curve pair where at least one curve in said curve pair is a parametric curve; determining a curve parameter for each curve in said curve pair; splitting each of said curves into a plurality of candidate segments; recursively subdividing each of said candidate segments into a pair of finalized segments that are sufficiently straight; intersecting an approximation for each of said finalized segments; obtaining a plurality of next parameter values from said intersecting step; and testing for a terminating condition and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
    Inventors: Mark L. Sinclair-McGarvie, Christopher C. Brown, Michael J. Atkins