Patents by Inventor Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich 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).

  • Process for merging CAD vector files and automatically removing duplicate and obsolete patterns
    Patent number: 5606651
    Abstract: A process of merging an original drawing file and at least one updated or modified drawing file based on the original drawing file to produce a common or merged drawing file. The original drawing file and the updated drawing file are first stored in a storage medium and then merged. The entities of the original and updated drawings are then compared for duplicate entities and modified entities. Entities of the original drawing that are duplicated in the updated drawing are automatically removed. Entities of the original drawing that have been modified in the updated drawing are also automatically removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry R. Brown, Paul J. Rich
  • Process for merging CAD vector files and automatically removing duplicate and obsolete patterns
    Patent number: 5572637
    Abstract: A process of merging an original drawing file and at least one updated or modified drawing file based on the original drawing file to produce a common or merged drawing file. The original drawing file and the updated drawing file are first stored in a storage medium and then merged. The entities of the original and updated drawings are then compared for duplicate entities and modified entities. Entities of the original drawing that are duplicated in the updated drawing are automatically removed. Entities of the original drawing that have been modified in the updated drawing are also automatically removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry R. Brown, Paul J. Rich