Patents by Inventor Steven M. Dennis

Steven M. Dennis 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).

  • Patent number: 7068271
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide for drawing a graphical element in a computer-implemented drawing program. An existing instance of a graphical element pattern that defines a graphical distribution of multiple occurrences of a source graphical element is identified in a computer-implemented drawing program. A second graphical element is then associated with the existing instance of the graphical element pattern. In response to the associating, multiple occurrences of the second graphical element are positioned in accordance with the graphical element pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Dennis, Gary R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20030048268
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide for drawing a graphical element in a computer-implemented drawing program. An existing instance of a graphical element pattern that defines a graphical distribution of multiple occurrences of a source graphical element is identified in a computer-implemented drawing program. A second graphical element is then associated with the existing instance of the graphical element pattern. In response to the associating, multiple occurrences of the second graphical element are positioned in accordance with the graphical element pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.,
    Inventors: Steven M. Dennis, Gary R. Smith
  • Patent number: D439177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Fandrey, George C. Hausler, Steven M. Dennis, William J. Ballot, David A. Horky
  • Patent number: D439178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Fandrey, George C. Hausler, Steven M. Dennis, Kenneth G. Guttsen, Myles L. Miller, William J. Ballot, Steven M. Behm
  • Patent number: D439179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Fandrey, Steven M. Dennis, William J. Ballot, David A. Horky, Dennis J. Smith, Kenneth G. Guttsen, Myles L. Miller
  • Patent number: D439180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Fandrey, George C. Hausler, Steven M. Dennis, William J. Ballot, David A. Horky, Kenneth G. Guttsen, Myles L. Miller
  • Patent number: D439181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Fandrey, Dennis J. Smith, Myles L. Miller, Kenneth G. Guttsen, Steven M. Dennis, William J. Ballot, Steven M. Behm
  • Patent number: D441672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Fandrey, George C. Hausler, Steven M. Dennis, William J. Ballot, Steven M. Behm
  • Patent number: D471829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Dennis, William J. Ballot, Steven M. Behm, Mark Fandrey
  • Patent number: D472831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Dennis, William J. Ballot, Steven M. Behm, Mark Fandrey