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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1989
Donald R Riley, Edina, MN (US);
Yang Zhu, St. Paul, MN (US);
Elizabeth D Rekow, Fridley, MN (US);
Jeong-Ho Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Barney Klamecki, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Arthur G Erdmann, New Brighton, MN (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the manipulating computer-based representations of objects of complex and unique geometry. A computer acquires data describing an object and its surroundings, constructs a computer-based three dimensional model of the object from the data, superimposes an ideal geometry on the computer-based model, and alters the ideal geometry to fit the form and function required of the reproduction. The present invention presents two embodiments for manipulating computer-based representations of three dimensional objects.