Patents by Inventor Eelco Hoogendoorn

Eelco Hoogendoorn 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing pre-manufacturing feedback on the design of an object to be formed through solidification of a fluid in a mold
    Patent number: 11734466
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program, system and apparatus for computing a thermal thickness and providing pre-manufacturing feedback on a design of a three-dimensional physical object that is to be formed by solidification of a fluid in a mold. An equation is solved, representing heat release through the cavity-mold interface when the object is formed. The thermal thickness and its uniformity provide insight in the manufacturability of the object, and may be used to automatically generate pre-manufacturing feedback. The thermal thickness and pre-manufacturing feedback are transmitted or displayed to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: 3D Hubs B.V.
    Inventor: Eelco Hoogendoorn
  • Apparatuses and methods for superimposition of a cross-sectional drawing over a three-dimensional model
    Patent number: 11687687
    Abstract: An apparatus for superimposing two-dimensional drawings of a part for manufacture onto three-dimensional computer models of the part for manufacture is disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor. The memory containing instructions configuring the processor to receive a two-dimensional drawing of a part for manufacture and a three-dimensional model of the part for manufacture. The apparatus defines an area of the two-dimensional drawing using a bounding box and extracts a section view from the area of the two-dimensional drawing. The apparatus positions the section view of the two-dimensional drawing at least partially over the three-dimensional model of the part for manufacture and aligns a component of the section view with a corresponding component of the three-dimensional model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PROTOLABS, INC.
    Inventors: Shuji Usui, Eelco Hoogendoorn
  • Method and Apparatus for Providing Pre-Manufacturing Feedback on the Design of an Object To Be Formed through Solidification of a Fluid in a Mold
    Publication number: 20210365598
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program, system and apparatus for computing a thermal thickness and providing pre-manufacturing feedback on a design of a three-dimensional physical object that is to be formed by solidification of a fluid in a mold. An equation is solved, representing heat release through the cavity-mold interface when the object is formed. The thermal thickness and its uniformity provide insight in the manufacturability of the object, and may be used to automatically generate pre-manufacturing feedback. The thermal thickness and pre-manufacturing feedback are transmitted or displayed to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: 3D Hubs B.V.
    Inventor: Eelco Hoogendoorn