The 3D Patent Drawing Distinction

Advanced technical patent illustration and 3D patent drawing services
– all work performed to the highest standards in the USA by a US citizen with over two decades of experience
At 3DPatentDrawing.com our clients have found the high level of detail and accuracy in our work to be advantageous on multiple levels:

• High patent approval rates.
• Stronger, more robust patents with clearer and broader visual support for the claims.
• Positive outcomes in many cases where establishing novelty was expected to be a challenge and where the invention is complex and difficult to grasp.
• Time savings for patent attorneys. We are able to study an invention — and if requested, consult directly with the inventor — before the attorney has even begun analyzing the subject matter. We then produce a complete set of drawing drafts from which the attorney can work. Attorneys have often expressed to us how much this helped them in drafting specifications, — in providing a framework that they can follow to structure the patent, and in many cases helping them grasp complex mechanisms. Alternatively, we can also work in step with attorneys, producing drawings as they write specifications and conceptualize the required figures.
• We have over two decades of experience in working with IP attorneys and inventors on innovations in just about every field, from low tech consumer products to the cutting edge in AI, AR/VR, wearable computing, drones, blockchain, medical devices, etc.
• All work is performed in the USA (SF Bay Area), with studious attention to detail and thorough communication between the draftsman and attorney and/or inventor. Confidentiality is a top priority and work is never farmed out. In contrast, many other services send their work outside the USA, even using US front companies to create the appearance of being based in the USA, which creates considerable intellectual property and legal risk to attorneys and inventors, including violating US technology export regulations. Many services also involve middlemen/managers communicating between clients and illustrators, resulting in endless miscommunication problems, change requests at additional expense, and delays.
• We work with IP law firms of all sizes, as well as start-ups and individual inventors.
• Our communication is responsive, and project completion times are typically fast.

Unique Technical Capabilities:

• In the early 2000s we pioneered the use of 3D modeling and CAD software to generate vector files for realistic 3D patent illustrations. This made it possible to create views from any angle, cross-section and explode models into component parts, as well as rig and animate inventions and render artwork showing the various steps in the animation. (Vector artwork is infinitely scalable with no loss of definition, resulting in drawings with sharp, clean lines.)
• In the early 2000s we were also the first to develop a process for the computational generation of physically accurate and hyper-detailed stipple shading for design patents. We are aware of only one other patent drafting service with a similar capability (far more recently developed, and inaccurately claimed to be the first). To this day in the industry almost all patent illustrators shade by hand and guesswork, with much lower levels of detail and accuracy. The realism and finely detailed shading that we can produce over all surfaces stands apart. This process and the use of 3D models ensures consistency between the various views of an object — inconsistency being possibly the most common and difficult to correct pitfall in the acceptance of design patent applications.
• Pioneered the use of rigged 3D human models to illustrate detailed human interaction with physical inventions as well as with mobile phone interfaces, wearable computing devices, health and fitness products, AR/VR headsets and controls, etc.

To contact us, please call 925-949-4785 or email james@3DPatentDrawing.com