Brian F Frank

US Patent:

20230056614, Feb 23, 2023

Filed:

Sep 14, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/945008

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Nigel Jed Wesley Morris - Toronto, CA
Andreas Linas Bastian - Oakland CA, US
Adrian Adam Thomas Butscher - Toronto, CA
Daniele Grandi - London, GB
Suguru Furuta - Cambridge, GB
Joseph George Lambourne - London, GB
Tristan Ward Barback - Cambridge, GB
Martin Cvetanov Marinov - Cambridge, GB
Marco Amagliani - Cambridge, GB
Jingyang John Chen - Novi MI, US
Michael Andrew Smell - Oakdale PA, US
Brian M. Frank - Lunenburg MA, US
Hooman Shayani - Longfield, GB
Christopher Michael Wade - Birmingham, GB
Nandakumar Santhanam - Ithaca NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 30/00
G06T 17/20

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using data format conversion (e.g., of output(s) from generative design processes) and user interface techniques that facilitate the production of 3D models of physical structures that are readily usable with 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing, include: modifying smooth curves, which have been fit to contours representing discrete height layers of an object, to facilitate the 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing; preparing an editable model of the object using a parametric feature history, which includes a sketch feature, to combine extruded versions of the smooth curves to form a 3D model of the object in a boundary representation format; reshaping a subset of the smooth curves responsive to user input with respect to the sketch feature; and replaying the parametric feature history to reconstruct the 3D model of the object, as changed by the user input.

US Patent:

20150161569, Jun 11, 2015

Filed:

Dec 9, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/101081

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Jacob Bank - Stanford CA, US
Kumiko Toft - Palo alto CA, US
Annika Matta - Mountain View CA, US
Zachary Weiner - Berkeley CA, US
Brian Frank - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Kavaanu, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06Q 10/10

Abstract:

A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and computer-implemented method for presenting a calendar interface is presented. The method may include accessing a set of calendar objects of a user corresponding to calendar events of a user calendar. The calendar events may comprise at least one foreground calendar event for which non-optional user attendance is indicated, and a background calendar event for which optional user attendance is indicated. The method may further include generating a calendar interface with a compressed display of the background calendar event, and an expanded display of the foreground calendar objects.