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Status
This Office Action is responsive to claims filed on 03/24/2025. Please note Claims 1-20 are pending and have been examined.
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
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The information disclosure statement (IDS) is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Double Patenting
The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
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Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 12216971 in view of Ritchey (US 10957075 B2).
Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 11914935 in view of Ritchey (US 10957075 B2).
Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 11409929 in view of Ritchey (US 10957075 B2).
Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 10943038 in view of Ritchey (US 10957075 B2).
Instant Application
U.S. Patent No. 12216971
U.S. Patent No. 11914935
U.S. Patent No. 11409929
U.S. Patent No. 10943038
1. A computing device comprising: at least one processor; a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to:
1. A computing device comprising: at least one processor; at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium; and program instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to:
1. A computing device comprising: at least one processor; a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to:
1. A computing system comprising: at least one processor; a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing system is configured to:
1. A computing system comprising: at least one processor; a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor and thereby cause the computing system to be configured to:
generate a two-dimensional (2D) view of a three-dimensional (3D) drawing file, wherein the 2D view comprises:
display a representation of a three-dimensional (3D) drawing file;
generate a two-dimensional view of a three-dimensional drawing file; display, via a user interface of the computing device, the two-dimensional view that includes:
generate a two-dimensional view of a three-dimensional drawing file, wherein the two-dimensional view includes:
receive a request to generate a cross-sectional view of a three-dimensional drawing file,
a first cross-sectional view of a first mesh at a first depth of the first mesh,
receive first user input indicating a location of a cross-section indicator within the representation of the 3D drawing file; display a two-dimensional (2D) cross-sectional view of the 3D drawing file based on the location of the cross-section indicator within the representation of the 3D drawing file,
a cross-sectional view that is based on a location of a reference indicator within a representation of the three-dimensional drawing file,
a cross-sectional view that is based on a location of a reference indicator within the three-dimensional drawing file,
wherein the cross-sectional view is based on a location of a cross-section line within the three-dimensional drawing file…; generate the cross-sectional view of the three-dimensional drawing file;
a second mesh intersecting the first mesh, and first dimensioning information associated with at least one of the first or second meshes;
the 2D cross-sectional view including (i) an intersection of at least two meshes and (ii) dimensioning information involving at least one of the two meshes;
an intersection of a first mesh with at least a second mesh within the three-dimensional drawing file, and dimensioning information involving at least one of the first or second meshes;
an intersection of two meshes within the three-dimensional drawing file, and dimensioning information involving at least one of the two meshes; and
wherein the cross-sectional view… includes an intersection of two meshes within the three-dimensional drawing file; add, to the generated cross-sectional view, dimensioning information involving at least one of the two meshes;
receive user input indicating an adjustment of the first depth to a second depth of the first mesh, wherein the first and second depths are different; and
based on the user input,
receive second user input indicating one or more adjustments to the location of the 2D cross-section indicator within the representation of the 3D drawing file; and based on each adjustment indicated by the second user input,
receive, via the user interface, a user input indicating an adjustment of the location of the reference indicator within the representation of the three-dimensional drawing file; and based on the user input,
based on an input indicating an adjustment of the location of the reference indicator,
generate one or more controls for adjusting the location of the cross-section line within the three-dimensional drawing file; and based on an input indicating a selection of the one or more controls: adjust the location of the cross-section line within the three-dimensional drawing file;
dynamically update the 2D view, wherein the updated 2D view comprises: a second cross-sectional view of the first mesh at the second depth, the second mesh intersecting the first mesh, a third mesh intersecting the first mesh, and second dimensioning information associated with at least one of the first, second, or third meshes.
(i) dynamically update the 2D cross-sectional view being displayed and (ii) dynamically update dimensioning information corresponding to the 2D cross-sectional view being displayed.
(i) update the cross-sectional view and (ii) update the dimensioning information to correspond to the updated cross-sectional view.
(i) update the cross-sectional view and (ii) update the dimensioning information to correspond to the updated cross-sectional view.
update the cross-sectional view based on the adjusted location of the cross-section line; and update the dimensioning information to correspond to the updated cross-sectional view.
Claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 12216971, claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 11914935, claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 11409929, and claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 10943038 do not disclose receive user input indicating an adjustment of the first depth to a second depth of the first mesh, wherein the first and second depths are different. However, in the same field of endeavor, Ritchey discloses receive user input indicating an adjustment of the first depth to a second depth of the first mesh, wherein the first and second depths are different (Ritchey Col 6 Line 63, “Each cross-sectional image in the series of cross-sectional images may represent a cross-section of component 12 at a different depth along the perspective, such that the series proceeds in a direction along the perspective. For example, component imaging device may be configured to generate a plurality of cross-sectional images of component 12 at different depths along the perspective. In other examples, the perspective may be along a different axis (e.g., x-axis or y-axis) or an intermediate position not parallel to any of the axes.”). It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the invention to have modified claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 12216971, claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 11914935, claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 11409929, or claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 10943038 with the feature of receiving user input indicating an adjustment of the first depth to a second depth of the first mesh, wherein the first and second depths are different. Doing so could generate a plurality of cross-sectional images of the target object at different depths, as taught by Ritchey (Col 6 line 67).
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure:
Panescu (US 20170181809 A1) – this reference teaches a cross-sectional slice portion of the 3D image can be selected for display on a computer display screen to show cross-sectional representations of the anatomical structure at different angular cross-sections and at different depths from the surface of the structure.
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