PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15861426
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["345", "420000"]

Abstract:
Multiple simultaneous representations are achieved through the capture essential geometry and topology in a master graph. Object information is captured in metadata associated with elements of this graph. An algorithm builds multiple domain specific representations based on the master graph and metadata. The summary of model objects is created based on metadata. Through this abstraction, desired representations (in this case for design and for manufacturing) may be generated and presented simultaneously with associativity.

Claim (Index 10):
A computer system for direct modeling within a software system for parametric computer aided design (CAD), the computer system including a computer processor operating software stored on a non-transient computer readable media, the software including instructions to:\n edit a design model within a parametric CAD environment; receive user selection of a domain-specific feature tool for sheet metal within a user interface; receive user input of domain-specific metadata comprising inputting thickness, K-factor for calculating a neutral bending plane, a bend radius, a gap distance between edges, a corner relief type, and a bend relief type; receive user selection of one or more geometric elements within the model for the specific domain; generate a model graph based on the selected domain-specific feature tool, selected geometric elements, and input metadata; initialize the model graph by converting prismatic parts within the selected geometric elements into sheet metal, extruding curves within the selected geometric elements into sheet metal, and thickening sketch regions, surfaces, and faces of parts within the selected geometric elements; build wall patches by thickening wall faces of the master sheet model and adjusting boundaries according to metadata for corresponding joints; construct corner relief tools according to metadata for corners and applied to corresponding patches; build bend patches for two flattened and unflattened representations based on metadata for bends and corners; identify one or more geometry views to display; compute patch transformations for each of the one or more geometry views; transform copies of wall patches for each of the one or more geometry views; merge patches together for each of the one or more geometry views; present the one or more geometry views as multiple representations simultaneously for editing, including a 3D model, a domain-specific model, and a table for editing metadata, wherein edits to any representation automatically update and apply to all representations; receive user selection of a feature tool to finish sheet metal modeling, and perform conventional parametric modeling on further CAD operations affecting sheetmetal parts; export, by the parametric CAD software, the model into a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) format or computer numerical control (CNC) code for machining an object from the exported model.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 9.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.44643
- Patent Class: 345.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15052418', '15840067', '12035126', '12914008', '15433823']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6306430385374513
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4800169200349476
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.615580426687201
- Mean Citation Score: 169.58767999999995
- Max Citation Score: 193.55219
- Similarity Product: 142.8275291423124

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test