Patents
US 10591898 B2: CAD-based design control
- Granted
- 2020-03-17
- Filed
- 2017-06-02 application 15612406
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, mediums, and systems for associating information, including critical-to-quality (CTQ) information such as minimum or maximum part dimensions, with parts in a three-dimensional model of a product. The information may be identified by performing a failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) against the model. The information is stored with the model data (e.g., in the form of an annotation applied to a model feature corresponding to the part in question). The model data may be consulted by product lifecycle management (PLM) applications during various phases of the product's lifecycle. Among other possibilities, the information may be used to automatically generate regulatory compliance documentation, to ensure product quality standards are met during a manufacturing process, or to perform postproduction quality monitoring of the product.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200317.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTC Inc. 61 patents | US company or organization | Needham, MA | PTC INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state PTC INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally PTC CORPORATION Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wolf | Lakewood, CO | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Prudhomme | Englewood, CO | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Swapan Jha | Needham, MA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeff Milkey | Phoenix, AZ | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G05B | Control or regulating systems in general; functional elements of such systems; monitoring or testing arrangements for such systems or elements | G05B19/4099 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02P | Climate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods | Y02P90/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PTC INC. signed 2018-09-13 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 47480/888 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-06-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JHA, SWAPAN signed 2017-06-07 MILKEY, JEFF signed 2017-06-07 PRUDHOMME, MICHAEL signed 2017-06-07 WOLF, DAVID signed 2017-06-08 | PTC INC. NEEDHAM, MA | 42702/701 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.