CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
26 February 2007
Company News
UGS Celebrates Record Numbers of Patents Granted in 2006
UGS Corp . announced the awarding of a record number of software patents to UGS from the United States Patent and Trademark Office during 2006 in segments of the PLM industry ranging from computer-aided-design (CAD) to collaborative Product Data Management (cPDM).
UGS' patents issued in 2006 included:
· U.S. Patent Number 7,146,594 for a System, Method and Computer Program Product for Schematic Generation;
· U.S. Patent Number 7,106,331 for determining a Bi-Directional Propagation in a Curve Network;
· U.S. Patent Number 7,098,918 for a System and Method for Shape Preservation of Curves in an Editing Process;
· U.S. Patent Number 7,065,478 for a Computer-Aided Progressive Die Design System and Method;
· U.S. Patent Number 7,028,051 for a Method of Real-Time Business Collaboration; and
· U.S. Patent Number 7,027,048 for a Computerized Deformation Analyzer.
"Our patent program is designed to raise the bar in innovation and thus help enable companies to capitalize on their product lifecycle management investment," said Chuck Grindstaff, executive vice president of Products, UGS. "Our mission of helping companies transform their process of innovation is supported by a commitment to advance our own innovation process through our patent program. The recognition and numerous awards we've received serve as proof points for our ongoing leadership in innovation. In 2006, UGS was included in the leaders quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant and we were recognized by CIMdata as having the leading market presence in the Collaborative Product Development Management market segment, the most critical and fastest growing segment of the PLM industry."
Customers and industry analysts have recognized UGS' innovation through numerous awards and third party accolades for its software and services, including:
General Motors selected UGS as a 2005 Supplier of the Year for its overall business performance in enabling GM to transform its process of innovation by significantly reducing up-front vehicle development time.
Ford Motor Company honored UGS with the Ford Q1 Certification which designates UGS as a preferred supplier of engineering software products and services, and recognizes the company for achieving excellence in four critical areas: capable systems, continuous improvement, ongoing performance and customer satisfaction.
UGS' NXT 4 software was voted 2005 Product of the Year by the readers of NASA Tech Briefs and was ranked as the market leader in computer-aided manufacturing according to leading PLM industry analyst firm CIMdata.
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