Patents by Inventor Dustin French

Dustin French 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for material manipulation
    Patent number: 11668031
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise a magnetic device arranged in a three-dimensional configuration. The apparatus may comprise a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The magnetic device may be configured to provide a magnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material. The apparatus may comprise a controller configured to control the magnetic device to modulate the magnetic field. The controller may be further configured to detect a position and/or motion of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Fractal Braid, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Jarrell, Louis A. Ashford, Dustin French
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MATERIAL MANIPULATION
    Publication number: 20210348314
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise a magnetic device arranged in a three-dimensional configuration. The apparatus may comprise a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The magnetic device may be configured to provide a magnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material. The apparatus may comprise a controller configured to control the magnetic device to modulate the magnetic field. The controller may be further configured to detect a position and/or motion of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jesse JARRELL, LOUIS A. ASHFORD, DUSTIN FRENCH
  • Apparatus and methods for material manipulation
    Patent number: 11008683
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise a magnetic device arranged in a three-dimensional configuration. The apparatus may comprise a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The magnetic device may be configured to provide a magnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material. The apparatus may comprise a controller configured to control the magnetic device to modulate the magnetic field. The controller may be further configured to detect a position and/or motion of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: FRACTAL BRAID, INC.
    Inventors: Jesse Jarrell, Louis A. Ashford, Dustin French
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MATERIAL MANIPULATION
    Publication number: 20200240057
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise a magnetic device arranged in a three-dimensional configuration. The apparatus may comprise a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The magnetic device may be configured to provide a magnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material. The apparatus may comprise a controller configured to control the magnetic device to modulate the magnetic field. The controller may be further configured to detect a position and/or motion of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jesse JARRELL, LOUIS A. ASHFORD, DUSTIN FRENCH
  • Apparatus and methods for material manipulation
    Patent number: 10640897
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise one or more stator coils arranged in a three-dimensional configuration, and a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The stator coils of the apparatus may be configured to generate an electromagnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: FRACTAL BRAID, INC.
    Inventors: Jesse Jarrell, Louis A. Ashford, Dustin French
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MATERIAL MANIPULATION
    Publication number: 20190390380
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise one or more stator coils arranged in a three-dimensional configuration, and a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The stator coils of the apparatus may be configured to generate an electromagnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jesse Jarrell, Louis A. Ashford, Dustin French
  • Apparatus and methods for material manipulation
    Patent number: 10378132
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise one or more stator coils arranged in a three-dimensional configuration, and a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The stator coils of the apparatus may be configured to generate an electromagnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: FRACTAL BRAID, INC.
    Inventors: Jesse Jarrell, Ashford A. Louis, Dustin French
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MATERIAL MANIPULATION
    Publication number: 20190085490
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise one or more stator coils arranged in a three-dimensional configuration, and a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The stator coils of the apparatus may be configured to generate an electromagnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jesse Jarrell, Ashford A. Louiss, Dustin French