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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:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2004
Applicants:
George P. Lippincott, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Kyohei Sakajiri, Portland, OR (US);
Laurence W. Grodd, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
George P. Lippincott, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Kyohei Sakajiri, Portland, OR (US);
Laurence W. Grodd, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention discloses a method and apparatus for modifying, as appropriate, the geometries of a polygon. Based on various attributes associated with the polygon and its surroundings, modification of the location of the edge segments may conditionally occur. Additionally, if these modifications occur, a method to minimize the introduction of short edges during the modification is provided.