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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| 8190399 | Hardware and software usage and capacity integration in architecture blueprint tool and process A computer implemented method for creating architectural blueprints is provided. The method includes selecting a project, defining the project requirements, and selecting one or more parameters to be used to analyze the project. The method further includes importing... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190400 | Thin client graphical presentation and manipulation application A distributed graphical presentation and manipulation application executes as a thin client application in a network. The networked graphical presentation and manipulation application can generally be used without requiring a user to install any specific software pr... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190402 | Method of modeling flexural characteristics of a bar subjected to local heating The method of modeling flexural characteristics of a bar subjected to local heating utilizes thermal diffusion equations and the finite element method to model vibrational frequency and amplitude variation in a substrate material subjected to local heating. Both hea... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190401 | Creating road models Embodiments of the present invention recite a computer implemented method and system for creating a road model. In one embodiment, an identification of an intersection of a first road and a second road is received. At least one designated elevation is received at wh... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185361 | Unmoldable portion detection system, computer readable medium, and unmoldable portion detection method An unmoldable portion detection system includes: a normal line arithmetic unit; a backward component determination unit; and an unmoldable portion determination unit, wherein the system further includes one of the following (A) units and (B) units: (A) a concave con... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185360 | Method and apparatus for obtaining a polar projection for a flight deck window or the like A computer aided design (CAD) system ascertains the clear view area of a transparency in light of head orientation and refractive properties of the transparency. Obstructions that limit the clear view are also taken into account. The CAD system is particularly usefu... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180596 | Methods and apparatus for assembling rotatable machines A processor-implemented method of assembling a rotatable machine is provided. The machine includes a plurality of blades that extend radially outwardly from a rotor. The method includes determining a geometric parameter for each blade in a row of blades that is rela... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180598 | System and method for performing thermal analysis on a building through universal meshing A universal mesh for a building insulation model is established from a template representing a wide range of insulation profiles, with the mesh being used for conducting one, two or three-dimensional finite element analysis (FEA) regarding thermal insulation factors... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180597 | Utility network engineering and design rules in three-dimensional models of utility networks One embodiment of the invention provides a method for modeling a variety of three-dimensional (3D) utility networks constructed from individual parts. In one embodiment, users may construct a utility network by selecting and assembling a network of inter-connected p... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8170840 | Pitch determination systems and methods for aerial roof estimation User interface systems and methods for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system that provides a user interface configured to facilitate roof model generation based on one or more aerial images of a building roof. In one emb... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170839 | Method of designing a tire tread A tire design method is provided for a tire having a tire tread with a plurality of circumferential ribs separated by circumferential continuous grooves where at least two circumferential ribs are unlocked by at least one circumferential groove. The method may inclu... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165851 | Program and method for locating fasteners A method and system for determining fastener locations at the joints of chord and web members of a roof truss determines an allowable area within which fasteners can be placed at the joints. Fastener locations within the allowable areas are determined, and additiona... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165852 | Simulation apparatus for a semiconductor device A simulation apparatus of semiconductor device includes a first calculator, a second calculator, a third calculator, a fourth calculator, and a controller. The first calculator applies a voltage to an area which functions as a virtual electrode, and setting a pseudo... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160841 | Bridge information modeling Systems, methods, and computer-storage media are provided that allow data from different sources and aspects of bridge design and construction to be merged into a common bridge information model. The bridge information model may include geometric, structural, survey... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160842 | Computer code and method for designing multi-family dwelling A collection of dwelling unit module designs is created from which multi-family dwelling buildings or the multi-family portion of a mixed-use building may be designed. The module designs each fit onto uniform grid intervals defining a structural support system and f... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160843 | Device and method for planning a production unit A device for planning a production unit with a production building and a manufacturing facility, wherein the manufacturing facility has machines with equipment for automation systems integrated at least partially in a communication network, wherein the device has a ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155928 | Method for generating data of plant construction simulation and system thereof A scheduling system and a CAD system are used to prepare a construction plan in plant construction simulation. A construction work managed by the scheduling system and a plant part used in the construction work and managed by the CAD system, are managed in associati... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150659 | Dynamic selection of update methods A method in a computer modeling environment having generative component features forming a model is provided. A generative component (GC) feature is created with a method. User input modifying an aspect of the model that affects the GC feature is received. An update... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150660 | Methods and apparatuses for automatically selecting a pipe in a CAD drawing The present invention is directed to methods, systems, and apparatuses for automatically determining an object type in a computer automated design application, and more particularly to automatically determining and drawing the pipe type of a pipe in a sprinkler syst... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150661 | Design support system, method and storage medium for a route design for a deformable linear structure A design support system generates a passing point through which a deformable linear structure in a virtual space according to the instruction of a user via an input device in the edition process and when generating a passing point of type, based on a component such ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8131516 | Custom equations for the unfolding of sheet metal A computer implemented method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to utilize custom equations for the unfolding of sheet metal in a solid modeling application. A drawing model is obtained and defines a sheet metal object in the solid modeling ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131514 | Methods, devices and programs for transmitting roof and building structure of a 3D representation of a building roof based on said structure A technique is provided for transmitting a roof structure for constructing a three-dimensional representation of a building, via a communication network. The technique is based on the transmission of an ordered list of at least two roof models, each including at lea... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131513 | Method and system of computer assisted vehicle seat design Method of computer-assisted assessment of seat design. The method being applicable to any type of seating, including but not limited to vehicle seating commonly employed in automobiles, watercraft, aircraft, etc. The method may include overlaying a shaped data objec... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131515 | Data center synthesis A data center is designed by determining a compute description that describes computer resources to be used in the system from design requirements and models of the computer resources. A facility description that describes facilities to be used in the data center is... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126683 | System and method for embellishment placement A method for embellishment placement is provided. More specifically, an automated method for determining placement of embellishments for an item, such as a jewelry item, is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises, determining and setting values for paramet... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126684 | Topology optimization for designing engineering product Improved topology optimization for engineering product design is disclosed. An engineering product including a design domain to be optimized is defined. Design domain can be a portion or the entire engineering product. Design objective and optional constraint are de... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126682 | Support system with improved reusability of work history data and design support method To provide a design support system which can enhance reusability of historical data about past design work and improve work efficiency, design work history data is divided according to an instruction to generate unit work history data, input work made by a person in... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121821 | Quasi-static design approach for low Q factor electrically small antennas Methods and apparatuses are described that enable the design of electrically small antennas in terms of their quality factor (Q) performance or other antenna parameter. A desired charge distribution is defined and thereafter the shape of the antenna is generated, ba... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121820 | Program managed design for complex construction projects A method for generating architectural design requirements for a building structure is disclosed. A schematic drawing file of the building structure is loaded. The building type for the building structure is designated. A topology mask identifying the functional zone... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117012 | Method for determining cooling requirements of a computer system enclosure A computer-implemented method is used for determining cooling requirements of a computer system enclosure, where the enclosure includes a number of installed modules, the modules including fan modules. The method includes the steps of determining an individual imped... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117011 | Computer-aided design of three-dimensional objects to be fabricated A computer-aided design apparatus generates a tree structure of coordinate systems defining the topology of a three-dimensional object to be fabricated. The coordinate systems are positioned and orientated in accordance with mathematical functions. The mathematical ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112255 | Method and apparatus for computer-aided design of three-dimensional objects to be fabricated A computer-aided design apparatus generates a tree structure of coordinate systems defining the topology of a three-dimensional object to be fabricated. The coordinate systems are positioned and orientated in accordance with mathematical functions. The mathematical ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112256 | Method and apparatus for computer-aided design of three-dimensional objects to be fabricated A computer-aided design apparatus generates a tree structure of coordinate systems defining the topology of a three-dimensional object to be fabricated. The coordinate systems are positioned and orientated in accordance with mathematical functions. The mathematical ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112254 | Transferring surface attributes across geometric models The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a system that includes a correspondence generator that determines a distance-based mapping between a set of points in a source object and a point in a target object and stores the dista... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103484 | Method and apparatus for computer-aided design of three-dimensional objects to be fabricated A computer-aided design apparatus generates a tree structure of coordinate systems defining the topology of a three-dimensional object to be fabricated. The coordinate systems are positioned and orientated in accordance with mathematical functions. The mathematical ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099260 | Analysis error detection for a CAD model Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying an analytical representation of a plurality of physical elements in a computer aided design (CAD) model, the analytical representation comprising a plurality of analytical elements. one or m... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099261 | Low-cost solid-state identification device The invention describes intelligent configurable apparatus used for identification and status indication for variety of applications: point-of-service locations; buildings/apartment complexes, residential homes; street signs; etc. Apparatus could be stand-alone or e... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095341 | Systems, methods, and tools for proofing a computer-aided design object Systems, methods, and tools for proofing computer-aided design (CAD) objects (e.g., CAD drawings or models). The objects are implemented with CAD software and represent an apparatus. An exemplary method includes receiving a CAD object representing the apparatus, det... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090557 | Quality assurance method when operating an industrial machine There is described a method for operating an industrial machine, the latter being e.g. a processing machine, a production machine or a manipulation robot. At least part of the operation of the industrial machine is simulated with the aid of a simulation model and th... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090628 | Lens order system, lens order method, lens order program and recording medium storing the lens order program A lens order system, includes: a server unit, including: a data recognizer that recognizes lens design detail data relating to design details of a lens; an image storage that stores object image data relating to an image of an object; an image recognizer that recogn... | 01/03/2012 |
