Patents by Inventor Phillip Schaeffer

Phillip Schaeffer 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).

  • Methods and Apparatuses for Proposing Resolutions to Conflicts in a CAD Drawing with Reflections
    Publication number: 20100223032
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and software for proposing a resolution to a position conflict between a graphic object within a drawing sharing a portion of, up to all of, the one or more locations of other graphic objects, comprising the steps of: identifying a proposed new location of the graphic object within the drawing that will resolve the conflict; creating a reflection of the graphic object depicting the graphic object as it would appear at the proposed new location without moving the graphic object from its location; and determining whether the proposed new location will clear the conflict by not sharing a portion of the one or more locations, including embodiments directed to the use of reflections, alert/conflict bubbles, modeless drawing windows, and clipping planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: M.E.P. CAD Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Reghetti, Phillip Schaeffer, Shane Hoeft