Patents by Inventor Michael A. Bogues

Michael A. Bogues 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).

  • Slice view
    Patent number: 9041712
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and computer program product display multiple slices of a three-dimensional body in a computer drawing application. A first view of a 3D body is displayed. One or more slice sketches are defined on the first view. A single slice view of the three dimensional body is displayed. The single slice view simultaneously depicts all of the slices with a zero-depth representation of each slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Bogues, Tyler J. Henderson, Hans Walter Herzog, Yun Chen, Shivakumar Sundaram
  • SLICE VIEW
    Publication number: 20140333618
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and computer program product display multiple slices of a three-dimensional body in a computer drawing application. A first view of a 3D body is displayed. One or more slice sketches are defined on the first view. A single slice view of the three dimensional body is displayed. The single slice view simultaneously depicts all of the slices with a zero-depth representation of each slice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Michael A. Bogues, Tyler J. Henderson, Hans Walter Herzog, Yun Chen, Shivakumar Sundaram
  • Spline manipulation tool
    Patent number: 7218326
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products and systems for manipulating a spline are described. A spline can be displayed. A tangent bar that is tangent to a point on the spline and/or a curvature bar at the point can be displayed. A user input can be received defining one or more constraints on at least one of the tangent bar or the curvature bar, and the shape of the spline can be modified based on the one or more constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Bogues, Jingyang John Chen, Kenneth Jamieson Hill