Patents Assigned to Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
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Publication number: 20180047033Abstract: A method of delivering digital content for use on an electronic cutting machine. The method includes displaying at least one themed project in a rich internet application, where the themed project has at least one glyph of a glyph collection. The method further includes providing access to the rich internet application over a network and offering purchased access to the glyph collection. Any glyphs of the glyph collection can be added to the themed project. The themed project is cuttable on an electronic cutting machine in communication with the rich internet application.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventor: Jonathan Aaron Johnson
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Patent number: 9811834Abstract: A method of delivering digital content for use on an electronic cutting machine. The method includes displaying at least one themed project in a rich internet application, where the themed project has at least one glyph of a glyph collection. The method further includes providing access to the rich internet application over a network and offering purchased access to the glyph collection. Any glyphs of the glyph collection can be added to the themed project. The themed project is cuttable on an electronic cutting machine in communication with the rich internet application.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventor: Jonathan Aaron Johnson
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Publication number: 20160374362Abstract: A crafting apparatus that performs work on a workpiece is disclosed. The workpiece includes, for example, an edible foodstuff material. In an embodiment, the edible foodstuff material includes nutritional value and is consumable by, for example, human beings, animals or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Burton Crystal, Rebecca Sego, Jeffery V. Gubler, James T. Davis, II
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Publication number: 20160303892Abstract: An electronic cutting machine includes at least one housing to which a drive roller is coupled for moving a sheet to be cut in a first direction and a cutter assembly coupled to the housing and moveable in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Provo Craft & Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Richard Harvey Killian, Jeremy B. Crystal, Robert Woldberg, Matthew Waibel, Matthew Lynn Tuttle
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Patent number: 9286861Abstract: A method of electronically displaying glyphs. The method includes receiving a glyph spacing, moving a first glyph toward a second glyph along an axis, identifying an intersection of a first axis coordinate of the first glyph with a second axis coordinate of the second glyph, and moving at least one of the glyphs along the axis to separate the first and second axis coordinates of the respective first and second glyphs by the glyph spacing.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2012Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: George Willard Keenan, Jim Allen Colby, Matthew B. Strong, Daniel Torgerson, Garth Braithwaite, Daniel Hatch, Andrew Branch, Randall Wright, Sean Thayne, Emerson Tyler Wright, Jeremiah Stephenson, Mark Miles, Mac Sims
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Patent number: 9114647Abstract: A method of operating a crafting apparatus. The method includes moving a workpiece along a first feed path for printing on the workpiece with a printer and moving the workpiece along a second feed path for cutting the workpiece with a cutter. The first feed path bypasses a workpiece mover of the cutter.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy B. Crystal, Jeffery V. Gubler, James T. Davis, II, Christopher K. Dodge, David J. Burton, Matthew B. Strong, Jim A. Colby
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Patent number: 8827711Abstract: An arrangement device is disclosed. The arrangement device includes a tray portion having a body that forms a plurality of passages. The arrangement device also includes a plurality of pattern adjustment plungers movably-secured to the tray portion within the plurality of passages.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: James T. Davis, II, Jared Burton, Rebecca Sego, Jeffrey V. Gubler, Randall J. Benson
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Publication number: 20140169855Abstract: A method of operating a crafting apparatus. The method includes moving a workpiece along a first feed path for printing on the workpiece with a printer and moving the workpiece along a second feed path for cutting the workpiece with a cutter. The first feed path bypasses a workpiece mover of the cutter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy B. Crystal, Jeffery V. Gubler, James T. Davis, II, Christopher K. Dodge, David J. Burton, Matthew B. Strong, Jim A. Colby
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Patent number: 8708590Abstract: A method including printing an image onto a medium and printing an alignment region onto the medium. The method further including loading the medium to an electronic cutter and aligning the medium with the electronic cutter. The method further including cutting the image from the medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan A. Johnson, Matthew B. Strong, Phil Beffrey
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Patent number: 8657512Abstract: A method of operating a crafting apparatus. The method includes moving a workpiece along a first feed path for printing on the workpiece with a printer and moving the workpiece along a second feed path for cutting the workpiece with a cutter. The first feed path bypasses a workpiece mover of the cutter.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Burton Crystal, Jeffery V. Gubler, James T. Davis, II, Christopher Kenneth Dodge, Jared D. Burton, Matthew B. Strong, Jim Allen Colby
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Patent number: 8646366Abstract: An electronic sheet cutting machine includes a housing to which a drive roller is coupled for moving a sheet to be cut in a first direction and a cutter assembly coupled to the housing and moveable in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. A user interface is incorporated into the housing for allowing a user to select via the user interface at least one shape to be cut by the cutter assembly wherein controlled movement of the drive roller and the cutter assembly causes a shape to be cut in the sheet.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Robert Emmett Workman, William Craig Youse, Jason B. Brinkerhoff, Jonathan Aaron Johnson, James R. Gunter, Rodney Stock, Phil Beffrey
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Patent number: 8636431Abstract: A crafting apparatus that includes a body defining at least one passageway for receiving a workpiece, a cutter disposed along the at least one passageway, a printer disposed along the at least one passageway and spaced from the cutter, and a feed path bypass assembly disposed along the at least one passageway between the cutter and the printer. The feed path bypass assembly alters a feed path of the workpiece through the at least one passageway.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Burton Crystal, Jeffery V. Gubler, James T. Davis, II, Jared D. Burton, Christopher Kenneth Dodge, Matthew B. Strong
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Publication number: 20130339260Abstract: A method of delivering digital content for use on an electronic cutting machine. The method includes displaying at least one themed project in a rich internet application, where the themed project has at least one glyph of a glyph collection. The method further includes providing access to the rich internet application over a network and offering purchased access to the glyph collection. Any glyphs of the glyph collection can be added to the themed project. The themed project is cuttable on an electronic cutting machine in communication with the rich internet application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventor: Jonathan Aaron Johnson
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Patent number: 8453253Abstract: A method of operating a controller device of an electronic cutting machine. The method includes writing a controller device identifier to memory of the cartridge, writing a cartridge identifier to memory of the controller device, and permitting communication between the controller device and the cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Matthew B. Strong, Paul J. Hepworth, Mark L. Gray, Andrew J. Olsen, Tim Pruss
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Publication number: 20120198545Abstract: A method of electronically displaying glyphs. The method includes receiving a glyph spacing, moving a first glyph toward a second glyph along an axis, identifying an intersection of a first axis coordinate of the first glyph with a second axis coordinate of the second glyph, and moving at least one of the glyphs along the axis to separate the first and second axis coordinates of the respective first and second glyphs by the glyph spacing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: George Willard Keenan, Jim Allen Colby, Matthew B. Strong, Daniel Torgerson, Garth Braithwaite, Daniel Hatch, Andrew Branch, Randall Wright, Sean Thayne, Emerson Tyler Wright, Jeremiah Stephenson, Mark Miles, Mac Sims
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Publication number: 20120160067Abstract: A method including printing an image onto a medium and printing an alignment region onto the medium. The method further including loading the medium to an electronic cutter and aligning the medium with the electronic cutter. The method further including cutting the image from the medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2012Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan A. Johnson, Matthew B. Strong, Phil Beffrey
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Patent number: 8201484Abstract: A blade housing for an electronic cutting apparatus includes an outer housing having a distal end, an inner housing coupled to the inner housing and longitudinally selectively adjustable relative thereto and a blade rotatably coupled to the inner housing with a sharpened distal end. Adjustment of the inner housing relative to the outer housing adjusts an amount of the blade that protrudes from the distal end of the inner housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Robert Emmett Workman, William Craig Youse, Jason B. Brinkerhoff, Jonathan Aaron Johnson, James R. Gunter, Rodney Stock, Phil Beffrey
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Publication number: 20120048086Abstract: An electronic sheet cutting machine includes a housing to which a drive roller is coupled for moving a sheet to be cut in a first direction and a cutter assembly coupled to the housing and moveable in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. A user interface is incorporated into the housing for allowing a user to select via the user interface at least one shape to be cut by the cutter assembly wherein controlled movement of the drive roller and the cutter assembly causes a shape to be cut in the sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Robert Workman, William Craig Youse, Jason B. Brinkerhoff, Jonathan Aaron Johnson, James R. Gunter, Rodney Stock, Phil Beffrey
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Publication number: 20110280999Abstract: A crafting apparatus that performs work on a workpiece is disclosed. The workpiece includes, for example, an edible foodstuff material. In an embodiment, the edible foodstuff material includes nutritional value and is consumable by, for example, human beings, animals or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy B. Crystal, Rebecca Sego, Jeffery V. Gubler, James T. Davis, II
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Patent number: D652445Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.Inventors: Jared Burton, James T. Davis, II, Jeremy Burton Crystal