Patents by Inventor Steve Berkeley

Steve Berkeley 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 systems for managing synchronization of a plurality of information items of a computer-aided design data model
    Patent number: 8818769
    Abstract: The present disclosure features systems and methods for maintaining consistency of a CAD model across a plurality of homogenous or heterogeneous applications across one or more computing devices and used by one or more users. The systems include a common data model, comprising chapters of different information items to describe various aspects of the CAD model, and lightweight change instructions representative of modifications made by a user to a chapter of the CAD model. By utilizing a common data model and difference-based change instructions, a plurality of users may concurrently collaborate on the design of a CAD model, or a single user may utilize a plurality of applications of a CAD suite efficiently and with an enhanced user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Parametric Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Asa Gray Trainer, Ganesh Krishnan, Yuri Varvak, Steve Berkeley
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING SYNCHRONIZATION OF A PLURALITY OF INFORMATION ITEMS OF A COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN DATA MODEL
    Publication number: 20120109590
    Abstract: The present disclosure features systems and methods for maintaining consistency of a CAD model across a plurality of homogenous or heterogeneous applications across one or more computing devices and used by one or more users. The systems include a common data model, comprising chapters of different information items to describe various aspects of the CAD model, and lightweight change instructions representative of modifications made by a user to a chapter of the CAD model. By utilizing a common data model and difference-based change instructions, a plurality of users may concurrently collaborate on the design of a CAD model, or a single user may utilize a plurality of applications of a CAD suite efficiently and with an enhanced user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Asa Gray Trainer, Ganesh Krishnan, Yuri Varvak, Steve Berkeley