Patents Assigned to Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20180047033
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Aaron Johnson
  • Patent number: 9811834
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Aaron Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160374362
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Burton Crystal, Rebecca Sego, Jeffery V. Gubler, James T. Davis, II
  • Publication number: 20160303892
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Provo Craft & Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Harvey Killian, Jeremy B. Crystal, Robert Woldberg, Matthew Waibel, Matthew Lynn Tuttle
  • Patent number: 9286861
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 9114647
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 8827711
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: James T. Davis, II, Jared Burton, Rebecca Sego, Jeffrey V. Gubler, Randall J. Benson
  • Publication number: 20140169855
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: 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
  • Patent number: 8708590
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Johnson, Matthew B. Strong, Phil Beffrey
  • Patent number: 8657512
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 8646366
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 8636431
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20130339260
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Aaron Johnson
  • Patent number: 8453253
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew B. Strong, Paul J. Hepworth, Mark L. Gray, Andrew J. Olsen, Tim Pruss
  • Publication number: 20120198545
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20120160067
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Johnson, Matthew B. Strong, Phil Beffrey
  • Patent number: 8201484
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20120048086
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Workman, William Craig Youse, Jason B. Brinkerhoff, Jonathan Aaron Johnson, James R. Gunter, Rodney Stock, Phil Beffrey
  • Publication number: 20110280999
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy B. Crystal, Rebecca Sego, Jeffery V. Gubler, James T. Davis, II
  • Patent number: D652445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Burton, James T. Davis, II, Jeremy Burton Crystal