Patents by Inventor Steve Hoffer

Steve Hoffer 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).

  • Method of generating CAD files and delivering CAD files to customers
    Patent number: 7620525
    Abstract: A method of generating a CAD model of a part in a series of parts uses an assembly design table modified to provide the necessary parameters for creation of the model from the value of the parameters of the part that distinguish the part from the other parts in the series of parts. A user may identify the part to be modeled through a user interface on a computer on a network that communicates with a database of part numbers on a computer on the network and a CAD model server on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: SMC Corporation of America
    Inventors: John Denny, Steve Hoffer, Tony Hutchinson
  • Method of generating CAD files and delivering CAD files to customers
    Publication number: 20030103083
    Abstract: A method of generating a CAD model of a part in a series of parts uses an assembly design table modified to provide the necessary parameters for creation of the model from the value of the parameters of the part that distinguish the part from the other parts in the series of parts. A user may identify the part to be modeled through a user interface on a computer on a network that communicates with a database of part numbers on a computer on the network and a CAD model server on the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: John Denny, Steve Hoffer, Tony Hutchinson