Patents by Inventor Rebecca F. Richkus

Rebecca F. Richkus 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).

  • Interconnected objects slope modification tool
    Patent number: 8131517
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to update a slope of a run in a system in a computer drawing application. A system run (i.e., an interconnected series of objects) is selected in a computer drawing application. The objects in the interconnected series are part of the same system and the series has a starting point and an ending point. A property for a slope of the system run is specified. The slope of the system run is updated across all of the interconnected series of objects based on the specified property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Sami E. Ghantous, Rebecca F. Richkus, Thord Backe
  • INTERCONNECTED OBJECTS SLOPE MODIFICATION TOOL
    Publication number: 20090119071
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to update a slope of a run in a system in a computer drawing application. A system run (i.e., an interconnected series of objects) is selected in a computer drawing application. The objects in the interconnected series are part of the same system and the series has a starting point and an ending point. A property for a slope of the system run is specified. The slope of the system run is updated across all of the interconnected series of objects based on the specified property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Sami E. Ghantous, Rebecca F. Richkus, Thord Backe