Patents by Inventor Gregory Andrew Herman

Gregory Andrew Herman 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 for leveling a 3-D printing platform and a 3-D platform with adjustable level
    Patent number: 10514678
    Abstract: An adjustable level 3-D printing platform includes a platform, three support posts, and an adjusting component by which heights of the three support posts are adjustable. The bottom of the build platform includes at least one socket to engage with a ball end of one of the three support posts, thereby enabling two point leveling. The adjusting component is configured to simultaneously adjust a height of the at least three support posts using a first arm and a second arm, each connected to the build platform at respective pivot points and configured to apply respective clamping forces to the support posts. The printing platform further includes at least one sensor leveling system that deploys a probe, measures a relative probe state, and compares the measurement to a predetermined value. During the leveling processes, the 3-D printer is configured to provide sensory feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Eli Charles Share, Daniel John Blythe, Gregory Andrew Herman, Brittany Nichole Hopper
  • METHOD FOR LEVELING A 3-D PRINTING PLATFORM AND A 3-D PLATFORM WITH ADJUSTABLE LEVEL
    Publication number: 20170371317
    Abstract: An adjustable level 3-D printing platform includes a platform, three support posts, and an adjusting component by which heights of the three support posts are adjustable. The bottom of the build platform includes at least one socket to engage with a ball end of one of the three support posts, thereby enabling two point leveling. The adjusting component is configured to simultaneously adjust a height of the at least three support posts using a first arm and a second arm, each connected to the build platform at respective pivot points and configured to apply respective clamping forces to the support posts. The printing platform further includes at least one sensor leveling system that deploys a probe, measures a relative probe state, and compares the measurement to a predetermined value. During the leveling processes, the 3-D printer is configured to provide sensory feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Eli Charles Share, Daniel John Blythe, Gregory Andrew Herman, Brittany Nichole Hopper