Patents Assigned to 3 Dimensional Services
  • Method for phototyping parts from sheet metal
    Patent number: 6412325
    Abstract: A method for prototyping parts from a sheet metal blank in which the sheet metal has at least two spaced edges. The method includes the step of forming a plurality of longitudinally aligned slots through the sheet metal blank to form a bend line extending between two spaced edges on the sheet metal blank. The slots are preferably formed by laser cutting. The sheet metal blank is then bent along the bend line to form the prototype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: 3 Dimensional Services
    Inventor: Edward M. Croswell