Patents by Inventor Cory RIFFE

Cory RIFFE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods for fine feature detail for additive manufacturing
    Patent number: 11155072
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize a computer aided design (CAD) model of a part to develop a layer representation of the part. The method includes: determining a build layer thickness of an additive manufacturing apparatus; identifying a feature of the part within the model; determining that the feature is not aligned along the z-axis based on the build layer thickness; and moving the feature within the model along the z-axis by a feature offset such that the feature is aligned along the z-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Travis Gene Sands, Jerod Curtis Kruse, Johnny Deleon, Cory Riffe
  • Methods for Fine Feature Detail for Additive Manufacturing
    Publication number: 20200009849
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize a computer aided design (CAD) model of a part to develop a layer representation of the part. The method includes: determining a build layer thickness of an additive manufacturing apparatus; identifying a feature of the part within the model; determining that the feature is not aligned along the z-axis based on the build layer thickness; and moving the feature within the model along the z-axis by a feature offset such that the feature is aligned along the z-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Travis Gene Sands, Jerod Curtis Kruse, Johnny Deleon, Cory Riffe
  • Methods for fine feature detail for additive manufacturing
    Patent number: 10434759
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize a computer aided design (CAD) model of a part to develop a layer representation of the part. The method includes: determining a build layer thickness of an additive manufacturing apparatus; identifying a feature of the part within the model; determining that the feature is not aligned along the z-axis based on the build layer thickness; and moving the feature within the model along the z-axis by a feature offset such that the feature is aligned along the z-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Travis Gene Sands, Jerod Curtis Kruse, Johnny Deleon, Cory Riffe
  • METHODS FOR FINE FEATURE DETAIL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20180043634
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize a computer aided design (CAD) model of a part to develop a layer representation of the part. The method includes: determining a build layer thickness of an additive manufacturing apparatus; identifying a feature of the part within the model; determining that the feature is not aligned along the z-axis based on the build layer thickness; and moving the feature within the model along the z-axis by a feature offset such that the feature is aligned along the z-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Travis Gene SANDS, Jerod Curtis KRUSE, Johnny DELEON, Cory RIFFE