Patents by Inventor Stefanie A. Meier

Stefanie A. Meier 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).

  • Interactive graphical user interface (GUI) for designing preform geometries
    Patent number: 10192366
    Abstract: An example method is described that includes providing, for display, a three-dimensional (3D) model of a part. The method also includes receiving, via a graphical user interface, data defining a cutting plane. The cutting plane intersects the 3D model of the part and divides the 3D model into a first portion and a second portion. The method further includes determining a first set of minimum-volume bounding boxes that is tangent to the cutting plane and encloses the first portion of the 3D model, and determining a second set of minimum-volume bounding boxes that is tangent to the cutting plane and encloses the second portion of the 3D model. The method also includes providing a preform geometry for the part. The preform geometry includes the first set of minimum-volume bounding boxes and the second set of minimum-volume bounding boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert W. Grube, Huseyin Erdim, Mitchell T. Lee, Stefanie A. Meier
  • Interactive Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Designing Preform Geometries
    Publication number: 20170352195
    Abstract: An example method is described that includes providing, for display, a three-dimensional (3D) model of a part. The method also includes receiving, via a graphical user interface, data defining a cutting plane. The cutting plane intersects the 3D model of the part and divides the 3D model into a first portion and a second portion. The method further includes determining a first set of minimum-volume bounding boxes that is tangent to the cutting plane and encloses the first portion of the 3D model, and determining a second set of minimum-volume bounding boxes that is tangent to the cutting plane and encloses the second portion of the 3D model. The method also includes providing a preform geometry for the part. The preform geometry includes the first set of minimum-volume bounding boxes and the second set of minimum-volume bounding boxes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Robert W. Grube, Huseyin Erdim, Mitchell T. Lee, Stefanie A. Meier