477 patents
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Designing lattice structures for heat dissipation devices
30 May 23
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for designing lattice structures for heat dissipating devices include a method including: obtaining a 3D model of a device that passes a fluid through an internal structure of the device, including a lattice for the internal structure; performing computational fluid dynamics simulation using the 3D model to generate fluid turbulence data that indicates fluid flows through the lattice for the internal structure; modifying a first density in accordance with the fluid turbulence data; performing computational structural simulation using the 3D model and defined loading condition(s) for the device to generate structural integrity data that indicates a structural weakness of the device; modifying a second density in accordance with the structural integrity data; and providing the 3D model of the device, the 3D model including the modified first density and the modified second density.
Abhishek Trivedi, Bhupendra Lodhia, Gonzalo Martinez
Filed: 29 Jun 20
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Techniques for mixed-initiative visualization of data
30 May 23
In various embodiments, a visualization engine generates graphs that facilitate sense making operations on data sets.
Jian Zhao, Michael Glueck, Azam Khan, Simon Breslav
Filed: 23 Feb 17
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Perturbation-based techniques for anonymizing datasets
30 May 23
In various embodiments, a dataset generation application generates a new dataset based on an original dataset.
Justin Frank Matejka, George Fitzmaurice
Filed: 4 May 18
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Generative design shape optimization using build material strength model for computer aided design and manufacturing
30 May 23
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using generative design processes.
Andrew John Harris, Allin Irving Groom, Konara Mudiyanselage Kosala Bandara, Adrian Adam Thomas Butscher, Dagmara Lilianna Szkurlat
Filed: 26 Jun 20
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Architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) risk analysis system and method
30 May 23
A system and method provide the ability to control an architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) project workflow.
Shubham Goel, Charis Kaskiris, Patricia Keaney, Anand Rajagopal, Manu Venugopal
Filed: 24 Nov 20
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Techniques for generating stylized quad-meshes from tri-meshes
30 May 23
In various embodiments, a stylization subsystem automatically modifies a three-dimensional (3D) object design.
Hooman Shayani, Mark Thomas Davis, Andriy Banadyha, Stephen Barley
Filed: 15 Nov 21
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Goal-driven Computer Aided Design Workflow
25 May 23
A centralized design engine receives a problem specification from an end-user and classifies that problem specification in a large database of previously received problem specifications.
Francesco IORIO
Filed: 23 Jan 23
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Adapting simulation data to real-world conditions encountered by physical processes
23 May 23
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for controlling the execution of a physical process.
Hui Li, Evan Patrick Atherton, Erin Bradner, Nicholas Cote, Heather Kerrick
Filed: 27 Jul 20
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Computer Aided Design with Geometry Filtering to Facilitate Manufacturing
18 May 23
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using techniques that facilitate manufacturing, include: modifying a three dimensional shape, for which a corresponding physical structure is to be created using a manufacturing process, to produce a modified three dimensional shape; and providing the modified shape of the modeled object for use in manufacturing the physical structure using one or more computer-controlled manufacturing systems that employ the manufacturing process.
Benjamin McKittrick Weiss, Jesus Rodriguez, Ebot Etchu Ndip-Agbor, Nigel Jed Wesley Morris, Adrian Adam Thomas Butscher
Filed: 1 Nov 22
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Document Tracking Through Version Hash Linked Graphs
18 May 23
Embodiments of the invention provide the ability to track document versioning.
Robert Evon Maguire, Ravinder P. Krishnaswamy
Filed: 22 Nov 22
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Three-dimensional Printing
11 May 23
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for working with three-dimensional object models for printing.
Andreas Linas Bastian, Gregory David Meess
Filed: 21 Dec 22
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Integration of a Two-dimensional Input Device into a Three-dimensional Computing Environment
11 May 23
A workstation enables operation of a 2D input device with a 3D interface.
Qian ZHOU, Fraser ANDERSON, George FITZMAURICE
Filed: 4 Jan 23
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Generative Design Shape Optimization with Size Limited Fatigue Damage for Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
11 May 23
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using generative design processes, A method includes obtaining, by a computer aided design program, a design space for a modeled object, one or more design criteria for the modeled object, one or more in-use load cases, and a critical fatigue crack length for a material from which A physical structure will be manufactured; iteratively modifying a generatively designed three dimensional shape of the modeled object in the design space in accordance with the critical fatigue crack length for the material, wherein the iteratively modifying comprises enforcing a design criterion that limits a minimum thickness of the generatively designed three dimensional shape, the minimum thickness being based on the critical fatigue crack length for the material.
Andrew John Harris, Konara Mudiyanselage Kosala Bandara, Dagmara Lilianna Szkurlat, Adrian Adam Thomas Butscher, Anthony Christopher Kipkirui Yegon Ruto
Filed: 8 Dec 22
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Automatic generation of probe path for surface inspection and part alignment
9 May 23
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for automatic generation of probe path for surface inspection and part alignment.
Marco Adriano, Lee Sanders, Richard Matthew Stubley
Filed: 29 Jan 21
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Computer aided generative design with overall thickness control to facilitate manufacturing and structural performance
9 May 23
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using generative design processes, where the three dimensional (3D) models of the physical structures are produced in accordance with a design criterion that limits a minimum thickness of the generatively designed 3D models, include: obtaining a design space for an object to be manufactured and one or more design criteria including a thickness constraint; iteratively modifying a generatively designed 3D shape of the modeled object in the design space in accordance with the one or more design criteria, including measuring a current thickness for the 3D shape using an overall relationship of a volume of the 3D shape with respect to a surface area of the 3D shape; and providing the generatively designed model for use in manufacturing the physical structure using one or more computer-controlled manufacturing systems.
Ravi Kumar Burla, Jaesung Eom, Jesus Rodriguez
Filed: 11 May 20
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Cross-application interface that facilitates software application training
9 May 23
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for facilitating the learning of a new software application.
Benjamin Lafreniere, Tovi Grossman
Filed: 10 Oct 18
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Platform for Authoring, Storing, and Searching Workflows
4 May 23
An authoring platform for authoring a client workflow includes an arrangement of shapes representing steps and connections representing relationships between the steps.
Douglas LOOK, Gonzalo RUBIO, Arindam GANGULY, John WALLACE, Adam ARNOLD
Filed: 27 Dec 22
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Infrastructure model collaboration via state distribution
2 May 23
A method and system provide the ability to asynchronously collaborate on a model of an infrastructure project.
Eric Alden Fain
Filed: 10 May 22
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Computer-implemented method for space frame design, space frame construction kit and space frame
2 May 23
A computer-implemented method for space frame design involves constructing a load stress map in a geometrical boundary representation of a design space, defining attachment points and load application points in the design space, creating a starting network of interconnecting lines between each two of the attachment points and load application points in the design space, assigning load application factors to each line of the starting network of interconnecting lines based on values of the load stress map, generating potential space frame designs by culling different subsets of lines of the starting network of interconnecting lines for each potential space frame design according to variable culling parameters, evaluating the potential space frame designs with respect to optimization parameters, combining the culling parameters for the potential space frame designs the performance score of which is above a predefined performance threshold, and iterating the steps of generating potential space frame designs and evaluating the potential space frame designs on the basis of the combined culling parameters.
David Benjamin, Danil Nagy, Damon Lau, Dale Zhao
Filed: 7 Oct 21
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Seamless Three-dimensional Design Collaboration
27 Apr 23
A method, system, and article of manufacture provide for multi-user collaboration on a three-dimensional (3D) design.
Shatakirti Reddy, Nirupam Nirupam, Pradeep Kumar, Sandip Mansukhlal Chauhan
Filed: 22 Nov 22