Patents by Inventor Nicholas James Zeeben

Nicholas James Zeeben 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).

  • CONSTRAINT BASED AUTOMATIC TERRAIN SURFACE DESIGN
    Publication number: 20240061968
    Abstract: A method and system provide the ability to design a terrain surface. A triangular surface mesh in three-dimensions representative of an existing surface is obtained. One or more constraints to control the triangular surface mesh are specified. The specifying includes defining multiple basic grading element constraints that are constraints on surface points of the existing surface, and combining such constraints into a complex grading element constraint that matches a real world grading behavior. Drainage for the triangular surface mesh is automatically determined based on the complex grading element constraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Valentin R. Koch, Patrick A. Bergeron, Nicholas James Zeeben, Qing Xue, Weiwei Hu
  • Constraint based automatic terrain surface design
    Patent number: 11816396
    Abstract: A method and system provide the ability to design a terrain surface. A triangular surface mesh representative of an existing surface is obtained. One or more constraints to control the triangular surface mesh are specified. Drainage for the triangular surface mesh is automatically determined based on the constraints. The triangular surface mesh is optimized based on the drainage and one or more design options. The optimizing modifies the triangular surface mesh to define drainage flow for the drainage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Valentin R. Koch, Patrick A. Bergeron, Nicholas James Zeeben, Qing Xue, Weiwei Hu
  • CONSTRAINT BASED AUTOMATIC TERRAIN SURFACE DESIGN
    Publication number: 20210141966
    Abstract: A method and system provide the ability to design a terrain surface. A triangular surface mesh representative of an existing surface is obtained. One or more constraints to control the triangular surface mesh are specified. Drainage for the triangular surface mesh is automatically determined based on the constraints. The triangular surface mesh is optimized based on the drainage and one or more design options. The optimizing modifies the triangular surface mesh to define drainage flow for the drainage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Valentin R. Koch, Patrick A. Bergeron, Nicholas James Zeeben, Qing Xue, Weiwei Hu
  • Generating cross section for roadway infrastructure models
    Patent number: 9035938
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, article of manufacture, and computer-program product provides the ability to generate a cross section for a roadway infrastructure model. A cutting plane line is drawn on the roadway infrastructure model at an arbitrary location. Portions of the roadway infrastructure model that intersect the cutting plane line are determined. Solids are created at the intersections. A cross section is formed by slicing the one or more solids based on the cutting plane line. The cross section is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Anandaraja Devan, Nicholas James Zeeben, Chakravarthy Gavini, John Murchie Lewis
  • GENERATING CROSS SECTION FOR ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE MODELS
    Publication number: 20130090893
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, article of manufacture, and computer-program product provides the ability to generate a cross section for a roadway infrastructure model. A cutting plane line is drawn on the roadway infrastructure model at an arbitrary location. Portions of the roadway infrastructure model that intersect the cutting plane line are determined. Solids are created at the intersections. A cross section is formed by slicing the one or more solids based on the cutting plane line. The cross section is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Anandaraja Devan, Nicholas James Zeeben, Chakravarthy Gavini, John Murchie Lewis