Patents by Inventor Michael Alan Gustafson

Michael Alan Gustafson 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).

  • Method and system for computer aided manufacturing
    Patent number: 7058472
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for centralizing knowledge and improving programming for manufacturing a part. An embodiment includes a method for manufacturing the part. First, a model of the part is received. Next, a predetermined rule is retrieved from a computer readable medium having a plurality of predetermined rules. A feature of the geometric model is selected by evaluating the retrieved predetermined rule and a process is determined that is associated with the feature. Based on the process, computer code is generated to manufacture the part on a computer controlled machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: DP Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Charles Duncan Barrington Mathews, Michael Alan Gustafson
  • Method and system for computer aided manufacturing
    Patent number: 6907313
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for centralizing knowledge and improving programming for manufacturing a part. An embodiment includes a method for manufacturing the part. First, a model of the part is received. Next, a predetermined rule is retrieved from a computer readable medium having a plurality of predetermined rules. A feature of the geometric model is selected by evaluating the retrieved predetermined rule and a process is determined that is associated with the feature. Based on the process, computer code is generated to manufacture the part on a computer controlled machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: DP Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Charles Duncan Barrington Matthews, Michael Alan Gustafson
  • Method and system for computer aided manufacturing
    Publication number: 20040143362
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for centralizing knowledge and improving programming for manufacturing a part. An embodiment includes a method for manufacturing the part. First, a model of the part is received. Next, a predetermined rule is retrieved from a computer readable medium having a plurality of predetermined rules. A feature of the geometric model is selected by evaluating the retrieved predetermined rule and a process is determined that is associated with the feature. Based on the process, computer code is generated to manufacture the part on a computer controlled machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Charles Duncan Barrington Matthews, Michael Alan Gustafson