# US 2014/0195203 A1 · System and method for aligning design elements on a garment

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- Number: US 2014/0195203 A1
- Document ID: US20140195203A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/736,042
- Filed: 2013-01-07
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-07
- Assignees: R.B. III Associates Inc
- Applicants: R.B. III Associates Inc
- Inventors: Matthew Lehrer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195203A1

## CPC

- A41H 3/007: {Methods of drafting or marking-out patterns using computers (computer-aided design G06F30/00)}
- G06F 30/00: Computer-aided design [CAD]
- G06F 2113/12: Cloth
- A41H: APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

The present invention relates generally to garment design. In particular, embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods configured to assist a garment designer in applying graphics and artwork across the seams of a garment.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for aligning design elements across the seams of a garment, the system comprising:
a seam allowance module comprising physical memory storing instructions that cause the seam allowance module to:
provide a user interface to a user;
receive design input from said user, wherein said user places a digital representation of a design element on a digital representation of a garment;
align said digital representation of a design element across a seam in said digital representation of a garment;
divide said digital representation of a design element across said seam of said digital representation of a garment, wherein in said digital representation of a design element is split into two or more design element parts; and
determine an allowance for said two or more design element parts; wherein said allowance is an amount of material added to said two or more design element parts to ensure proper alignment across said seam during garment assembly.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 further comprising a communications means, wherein said communications means allows said user to utilize said seam allowance module through a computer network.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 further comprising a data store, wherein said data store comprises one or more seam allowances that are added to said two or more design element parts.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein said physical memory storing instructions further cause said seam allowance module to generate a design element pattern for said two or more design element parts.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The system of claim 4 further comprising a printing means, wherein said design element pattern is printed onto a physical medium via said printing means.

### Claim 6

A method for aligning design elements across the seams of a garment, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a user interface to a user via a seam allowance module;
receiving design input from said user, wherein said user places a digital representation of a design element on a digital representation of a garment;
aligning said digital representation of a design element across a seam in said digital representation of a garment;
dividing said digital representation of a design element across said seam of said digital representation of a garment, wherein in said digital representation of a design element is split into two or more design element parts; and
determining an allowance for said two or more design element parts; wherein said allowance is an amount of material added to said two or more design element parts to ensure proper alignment across said seam during garment assembly.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of providing a communications means for said user to utilize said seam allowance module over a computer network.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of providing a data store for said user to access one or more seam allowances to be applied to said two or more design element parts.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of generating a design element pattern via a printing means.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of printing said design element pattern onto a physical medium via a printing means.