Patents by Inventor Muri Lee Harding

Muri Lee Harding 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 apparatus for manipulating geometric constraints of a mechanical design
    Patent number: 6441837
    Abstract: Computer instructions for a Computer Aide Design (CAD) system that operate to automatically facilitate a user in manipulating geometric constraints associated with a first piece of geometry of a mechanical design, when executed, are disclosed. The computer instructions operate to facilitate the manipulation responsive to a location of a cursor, when the location is within a predetermined proximity of the first piece of geometry. In one embodiment, the computer instructions are part of a mechanical design software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Muri Lee Harding, Kevin M. Linscott