e-Plan, Inc., Patented

e-Plan, Inc., developer of leading web-based plan review management and technology software for building plan checking and review, is pleased to announce it has been granted a patent for its innovative technology by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Patent No. 7,975,222.

This patent, entitled “System and Method for Dynamic Linking between Graphic Documents and Comment Databases,” protects e-Plan’s proprietary method for the dynamic linking of a comment database storing mark-ups, plan corrections or other comments, to graphic documents such as construction plans.

This technology is the foundation of e-Plan’s web-based e-PlanCheck™ and e-PlanReview® software that provides municipal agencies, owners, and the A/E/C industry with the ability to perform electronic plan review.

“This is an exciting time for e-Plan. All our hard work and effort over the past 5 years is being recognized now and we are excited to share our innovation with the world,” said Stacy Reno, Chief Technology Officer of e-Plan. Michael Chegini, e-Plan Chief Operating Officer, added, “I am so excited. This new patent will open huge opportunities for our sales and operations throughout the U.S. and the world. Now we not only have superior software, we have secured our great technology.”

ABOUT e-Plan, Inc.
Also known as e-PlanSoft™, e-Plan, Inc., was formed in 2006 to meet the need for a better electronic document mark-up and review tool. Developed by and for professionals and owners in the A/E/C and plan examiners industry, e-Plan’s web-based tools are designed to increase productivity and reduce costs—all with an easy to use, customizable, and secure online review process. e-Plan, Inc., is based in Irvine, California. For more information visit www.eplansoft.com.

In recent years e-PlanSoft has developed and is continuously improving on our web-based collaboration software. This software is available to organizations interested in simplifying and streamlining the process of plan check/review and eliminating the costs associated with traditional paper reviews. e-PlanSoft’s research and development team has years of experience in the fields of Information Technology, Engineering, Architecture, Construction, and the overall plan check/review process.
While designing the software, e-PlanSoft reveled in incorporating the environmentally-friendly factor. e-PlanSoft’s goal is not only to save costs and speed up the plan check/review process, but also to dramatically cut back, if not eliminate paper prints and the emissions from the cars and transportation associated with the old system.
Practice Makes Perfect
It was with our team members’ expertise and experience that e-PlanSoft™ was created. Architects, engineers, drafters, construction and operation managers, and technology experts in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction industry, some of them “reviewers” for years, knew there had to be a better way to review and collaborate on construction drawings other than continuously printing paper, driving around to various team member’s locations or shipping the documents back and forth, and incurring costs. Together, the group worked diligently to develop and launch a sustainable online review and collaboration software.

E-Plan, Inc.
20 Morgan, Irvine, CA 92618
949-860-4800
Felix Teodoro

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