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Parametric Technology Corporation

31Patents
11Active
31Granted
43Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 14, 1994 → Oct 28, 2010 · 9 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5687304A Real-time image generation system for simulating physical paint, drawing media, and feature modeling with 3-D graphics Physics 157 Expired
US5592597A Real-time image generation system for simulating physical paint, drawing media, and feature modeling with 3-D graphics Physics 150 Expired
US5838331A Computer graphics system for creating and enhancing texture maps Physics 107 Expired
US6447223B1 Control for high speed cutting tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US8082322B1 Federation of information from multiple data sources into a common, role-based distribution model Physics 37 Active
US8818769B2 Methods and systems for managing synchronization of a plurality of information items of a computer-aided design data model Physics 28 Active
US6545676B1 Method and system for creating a tessellated approximation of an outer envelope of a complex model Physics 25 Expired
US7013468B2 Method and apparatus for design and manufacturing application associative interoperability Physics 23 Expired
US8566066B2 Enforcing parametric constraints in a direct modeling interface in computer-aided design Physics 15 Active
US8892404B2 Methods and systems for consistent concurrent operation of a plurality of computer-aided design applications Physics 14 Active
US5680523A Systems and methods for developing three-dimensional data through the identification of curves on a perspective sketch Physics 13 Expired
US7529763B2 System and method for providing dynamic client architecture in an application development environment Physics 12 Expired
US7006956B1 Integration of an analysis into the features of a model of an object Physics 10 Expired
US7661101B2 Synchronous and asynchronous collaboration between heterogeneous applications Physics 9 Expired
US8214423B2 CAD system Physics 9 Active
US6625607B1 Method of comparing parts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6473673B1 Method and system for management of heterogeneous assemblies Physics 8 Expired
US7013246B1 Parametric exchange of data between a modeling system and an external application program Physics 7 Expired
US6608623B1 Feature-based macro language for definition of customized analytic and customized geometric functionality Physics 6 Expired
US7529773B2 Idea service for automatic file naming and storing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8422763B2 Method for comparing first computer-aided 3D model with a second computer-aided 3D model Physics 5 Active
US7574329B1 Object model for decision and issue tracking Physics 5 Expired
US8352297B1 Supply chain management Electricity 5 Active
US8121998B2 Method for automatically enabling traceability of engineering calculations Physics 4 Expired
US6580428B1 Method and system for identifying peripheral elements of a complex model Physics 4 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.