Patents
US 10691844 B2: Multi-user cloud parametric feature-based 3D CAD system with branch and merge
- Granted
- 2020-06-23
- Filed
- 2019-09-13 application 16570081
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed is a parametric feature-based 3D CAD system that allows multiple users to simultaneously edit a parametric feature-based 3D CAD model consisting of 3D parts and assemblies of those parts (3D Model). Several CAD users, each using their own computer, phone, or tablet, can edit the same 3D Model at the same time. Editing may be separate and simultaneous—there is no need for users to worry about locking, checking out, or otherwise restricting each other's access to 3D Models. As a result, users see each other's changes occur in real-time, and may also identify what aspects other users are actively modifying through visible Collaboration Cues.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200623.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTC Inc. 61 patents | US company or organization | Boston, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lauer | Harvard, MA | 19 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ilya Baran | Cambridge, MA | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nicholas J. Eyre | Sunnyvale, CA | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Louis V. Gallo, III | Phoenix, AZ | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F30/17 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-03 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PTC INC. signed 2023-01-03 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 62257/311 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-01-27 | Merger Merger | ONSHAPE INC. signed 2019-11-19 | PTC INC. BOSTON, MA | 51629/940 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-09-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | EYRE, NICHOLAS J. signed 2016-02-19 GALLO, LOUIS V., III signed 2016-02-20 BARAN, ILYA signed 2016-02-22 LAUER, MICHAEL R. signed 2016-02-22 | ONSHAPE INC. CAMBRIDGE, MA | 50375/941 | 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.
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