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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 8082128 | Building material design support system, building material, and program for the system The present invention relates to a building material design support system for supporting design of a building material capable of exhibiting a random texture pattern as a whole in a state in which the building materials are installed on a building portion and exhib... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8082188 | 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 on setting details of a lens; an image data recognizer that recognizes image data on an image; a lens design section that designs the lens based on the ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8073657 | 3-D casino gaming floor visualization utilizing real-time and batch data An integrated computing device (tool) and method for creating a floor layout, analyzing the layout from the simulated point of view of a patron within the floor, and assessing the performance of a layout in real time or with historical data. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069017 | Method of initializing bolt pretension in a finite element analysis In one aspect of the invention, each bolt is modeled using a beam element in a FEA model. To apply desired pretension to one or more bolts, at least one pretension-versus-time curve is specified. Each pretension-versus-time curve includes ramp portion, desired prete... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8069016 | Virtual designer The present invention includes a method of electronically designing an article, including accessing an electronic article design system, selecting an article type to design, and iteratively configuring a group of characteristics by selecting one or more options for ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065116 | 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... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060347 | Complexity management for vehicle electrical/electronic architecture design Disclosed herein are computer aided design (CAD) techniques to implement a unified data schema and graphical user interface (GUI) to link ECU/devices, in-vehicle communications, and vehicle harness information together with respect to architectural relation, perform... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060345 | Transforming airplane configuration requirements into intelligent spatial geometry A system and method for knowledge based development of interior models for configurable spaces, including storing a digital definition of the interior section of the passenger vehicle and parameters related to the objects, storing a digital definition of a plurality... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060344 | Method and system for automatically performing a study of a multidimensional space A method and system comprising a Master station, a processor and one or more targets that allows a user of said system to automatically generate a 3 dimensional graphical representation of a construction site and also overlay a drawing onto the graphical representat... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060346 | 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... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055480 | Method for representing flexible elongate volume objects The invention relates to a method for the simplified, physically correct representation of flexible elongate volume objects. The volume object is divided up into sections and each section begins and ends with an interaction point and is connected to an adjacent sect... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055481 | Method for planning sheet pile wall sections A method is provided for planning sheet pile wall sections via a user-oriented network—in particular, the Internet—in which at least technical characteristics of a suitable component for the layout of a sheet pile wall section and/or the layout of a sheet pile w... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055482 | Integrating multiple design systems in a CAD system A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to integrate multiple engineering design systems in a computer aided design (CAD) system. A design generator is displayed and used to create an engineering design that has different worksheets. Each... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050894 | Method for automatic generation of optimal space frame Space frames consist of combination of one or more basic modules to function as a decorative feature or a building element in architectural design. There are certain aesthetic criteria to meet on the design of a basic space frame module; space frame module, geometri... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050893 | Method and system for the design of an enclosure to house internal components Disclosed are a method, a computer-based system and a computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for creating the specifications for the fabrication of a fully customized enclosure housing internal components. First a suitable three dime... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050892 | Method, device, computer program and data carrier for modeling a multidimensional heterogeneous structure, using a digital processing unit Method, apparatus, computer program and data carrier for modeling a multidimensional, heterogeneous structure using a digital processing unit, by means of a grid built up of stacks of multidimensional cells. A cell is bounded by boundary surfaces and represents at l... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046197 | Method of designing a joint of adjacent components to minimize a perceived gap and algorithm for a computer-aided modeling system A method of designing adjacent components is provided that results in a minimum “perceived gap” between the components, i.e., a minimum total distance between a change in curvature of the first component at the gap and a change in curvature of the second compone... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041544 | Support device, method, and storage medium used to design a part in string or belt form A design support device used to design a part in string or belt form, including: a part editing unit configured to edit a part by changing a position of a pass point through which the part passes; and a section comparison unit configured to compare a section having ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036858 | Statistical method for electric machine optimization used for electric drives A method is provided for selecting and optimizing an electric drive system by analyzing critical-to-quality subjects of the electric drive system according to Six Sigma theory. The critical-to-quality subjects include weight, volume, reliability, efficiency and cost... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036857 | Design modelling A design modelling system for operating on disparate data models in a single application is provided. The design modelling system comprises at least one source file defining a source data model, a modelling development environment module for consuming source files, ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032337 | Method for modeling customized earpieces The present invention relates to a method for computer-controlled modelling of customised earpieces. These earpieces include housings for hearing aids, wireless or connected communication devices (headsets, mobile phones, personal agents), loud speakers, tinnitus ma... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032338 | Method and apparatus for design of a power supply A computer-implemented method for the design of a power supply is disclosed. Multiple lists of power supply design variables are provided. The method includes simulating a first power supply design in response to power supply design variables selected from these mul... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032339 | Element grouping method for finite element method analysis, and computer-readable storage medium An element grouping method for Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis is implemented in a computer to group elements forming an analyzing mode. The method automatically obtains nodes of specific elements having a common parameter from the elements forming the analyzin... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027812 | Charge trajectory calculating method, system, and program An embodiment of the present invention is a charge trajectory calculating method which calculates, by simulation, trajectories of charges scattered by irradiating a target object with a charged beam. The method includes: setting a simulation region, which correspond... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024159 | 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... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024158 | Management system and management method of CAD data used for a structural analysis A management system of CAD data is provided, which stores sets of the CAD data, and a set of mesh conditions under which a CAE model is created from each of the sets of the CAD data and a set of analysis conditions under which CAE analysis on the created CAE model i... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019574 | Parametric geometry model for a blended wing body A required payload volume of a Blended Wing Body air vehicle is determined and analyzed for a list of corner points that is passed to a Loft Module as keep-out points to be enclosed by a body portion established using a faceted minimum volume. Trapezoidal wing shape... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019573 | Drawing conversion assignment and management system Drawing conversion assignment and management systems are provided that typically include receiving logic, a database, assignment logic, and completion logic. The receiving logic typically receives notification of completion of a land base drawing file. The database ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014978 | Numerical analysis model data generating method for filling holes in a mesh The present invention provides a numerical analysis model data generating program, method, and system for generating numerical analysis model data, which is used for numerical analysis, on the basis of three-dimensional shape data of a structure that is an object of... | 09/06/2011 |
