Patents Assigned to Shapes
  • Patent number: 8727421
    Abstract: A door beam assembly for a passenger vehicle comprises a roll formed longitudinally-swept tubular beam having a constant cross section defining a generally-orthogonal shape, with the outside wall having an integral channel rib formed into the wall to stiffen the wall. C-shaped mounting brackets are attached to beam ends, with opposing walls welded to and supporting walls of the beam, and with a transverse wall spaced from the adjacent wall of the beam. In one aspect, right and left door beam assemblies includes identical beams, front and rear mounting brackets attached to each end, and identical center brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Shape Corp.
    Inventors: Aimee N. Cohoon, Corey J. Hoff
  • Patent number: 8716624
    Abstract: A roll former for forming a sheet into a continuous multi-tubular reinforcement beam. The roll former includes a first set of rollers that are configured to bend the sheet to form a common center wall in generally perpendicular orientation relative to first and second lateral portions of the sheet that extend in opposing directions from respective first and second radiused ends of the common center wall. The first set of rollers also form radiused edges on the first and second lateral portions. A second set of rollers is configured to form a channel rib longitudinally along each of the first and second lateral portions. A third set of rollers is configured to bend the first and second lateral portions simultaneously and equally to abut the first and second radiused edges with the respective first and second radiused ends of the common center wall to define adjacent tubes of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Shape Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas Johnson, Doug Witte, Daniel Gatti, Brian Oxley, Brian Malkowski
  • Patent number: 8718982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tools in a system for the design of customized three-dimensional models of dental restorations for subsequent manufacturing. Dental restorations such as implant abutments, copings, crowns, wax-ups, bridge frameworks. Moreover, the invention relates to a computer-readable medium for implementing such a system on a computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: 3Shape A/S
    Inventors: Rune Fisker, Tais Clausen, Nikolaj Deichmann
  • Patent number: 8691141
    Abstract: A low carbon resulfurized free cutting steel consisting of 0.04 to 0.15% of C, more than 0.10% and 0.70% or less of Si, 0.85 to 1.50% of Mn, 0.040 to 0.120% of P, 0.250% or more and less than 0.400% of S, less than 0.005% of Al, more than 0.0020% and 0.0120% or less of O, and more than 0.0070% and 0.0150% or less of N, all by mass percentage, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying a formula (1) and a formula (2), as follows: 0.15%?Si %+2×P %?(5×Al %+10×O %+3×N %)?0.75%??(1), and ([Mn %]5)/15<S %<([Mn %]5)/2??(2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: JFE Bars and Shapes Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Murakami, Kunikazu Tomita, Tetsuo Shiraga
  • Publication number: 20140074077
    Abstract: The present invention features methods for applying a force, such as laser or radiofrequency (RF) energy to the wall of the small intestine, which targets and eliminates a portion of the capillary and vascular network responsible for the transportation of nutrients to the patient. This causes the patient to absorb a reduced percentage of nutrients, which results in a reduced caloric intake. Various types and shapes of applicators are used to deliver the treatment energy, and these applicator devices are within the scope of the present invention. The applicator can be deployed through either a body cavity (e.g., the oral cavity), an open surgical procedure, or a minimally invasive incision or incisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: GASTRO-SHAPE TECHNOLOGIES, INC
    Inventor: Sanford Lane
  • Publication number: 20140060709
    Abstract: Steel, excellent in corrosion resistance and low-temperature toughness, for a vehicle suspension spring part, includes 0.15 to 0.35% by mass of C, more than 0.6% by mass but 1.5% by mass or less of Si, 1 to 3% by mass of Mn, 0.3 to 0.8% by mass of Cr, 0.005 to 0.080% by mass of sol. Al, 0.005 to 0.060% by mass of Ti, 0.005 to 0.060% by mass of Nb, not more than 150 ppm of N, not more than 0.035% by mass of P, not more than 0.035% by mass of S, 0.01 to 1.00% by mass of Cu, and 0.01 to 1.00% by mass of Ni, the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, with Ti+Nb?0.07% by mass. The steel has a tensile strength of not less than 1,300 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: JFE BARS & SHAPES CORPORATION, NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira TANGE, Kiyoshi KURIMOTO, Yurika GOTO, Katsuhiko KIKUCHI, Kunikazu TOMITA, Kazuaki FUKUOKA, Kazuaki HATTORI
  • Patent number: 8646552
    Abstract: An integrated assembly includes a bumper energy absorber section with crush lobes for abutting a bumper beam, an upper air shutter section with subassembled shutter members movable between closed and open positions, a first actuator mechanism for moving the shutter members between positions, an upper fascia support section with upper leg crush lobe therein above the upper air shutter section, a lower air shutter section with subassembled lower shutter members movable between closed and open positions, a second actuator mechanism for moving the lower shutter members between the positions; and a lower leg energy absorber section attached below the lower air shutter section and configured to abut (or replace) a face of a secondary pedestrian impact bar. The shutter members may be molded to a shutter frame using over molding technology rather than separately, manually assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Shape Corp.
    Inventors: Darin Evans, Dan Ralston, Benjamin R. Zabik
  • Publication number: 20140033791
    Abstract: A roll former for forming a sheet into a continuous multi-tubular reinforcement beam. The roll former includes a first set of rollers that are configured to bend the sheet to form a common center wall in generally perpendicular orientation relative to first and second lateral portions of the sheet that extend in opposing directions from respective first and second radiused ends of the common center wall. The first set of rollers also form radiused edges on the first and second lateral portions. A second set of rollers is configured to form a channel rib longitudinally along each of the first and second lateral portions. A third set of rollers is configured to bend the first and second lateral portions simultaneously and equally to abut the first and second radiused edges with the respective first and second radiused ends of the common center wall to define adjacent tubes of the beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Shape Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas Johnson, Doug Witte, Daniel Gatti, Brian Oxley, Brian Malkowski
  • Publication number: 20140041030
    Abstract: A code finder system deployed as a software module, a web service or as part of a larger security system, identifies and processes well-formed code sequences. For a data flow that is expected to be free of executable or interpreted code, or free of one or more known styles of executable or interpreted code, the code finder system can protect participants in the communications network. Examples of payload carried by data flows that can be monitored include, but are not limited to, user input data provided as part of interacting with a web application, data files or entities, such as images or videos, and user input data provided as part of interacting with a desktop application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SHAPE SECURITY, INC
    Inventors: Justin David Call, Oscar Hunter Steele, III
  • Patent number: 8641130
    Abstract: A vehicle cowl cover includes a main body and a first yielding portion. The main body includes a first lateral end portion defining a first end edge and a second lateral end portion defining a second end edge. The first yielding portion is attached along a majority of the first end edge such that the first yielding portion at least partially forms a first end surface of the first lateral end portion. The first yielding portion has a first elasticity greater than a second elasticity of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: Nissan North America, Inc., Shape Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas R Morden, Vinod Desai
  • Publication number: 20140032183
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of generating and modifying a virtual model of a set of teeth, where the method provides that a restoration can be inserted into a physical model of the set of teeth manufactured from the virtual model of the set of teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S
    Inventors: Rune Fisker, Sven Nonboe
  • Publication number: 20140022352
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for compensating for motion blur when performing a 3D scanning of at least a part of an object by means of a 3D scanner, where the motion blur occurs because the scanner and the object are moved relative to each other while the scanning is performed, and where the motion blur compensation comprises:—determining whether there is a relative motion between the scanner and the object during the acquisition of the sequence of focus plane images;—if a relative motion is determined, performing a motion compensation based on the determined motion; and—generating a 3D surface from the sequence of focus plane images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: 3Shape A/S
    Inventors: Rune Fisker, Henrik Öjelund, Mike Van Der Poel, Kristian Evers Hansen, Anders Gaarde
  • Publication number: 20140022356
    Abstract: A scanner for obtaining and/or measuring a 3D geometry of a surface of an object includes a camera having an array of sensor elements, a first device for generating a probe light, a device for transmitting the probe light rays towards the object, a device for transmitting light rays returned from the object to the array of sensor elements, an optical system for imaging with a first depth of field on the camera the transmitted light rays, a device for varying the position of the focus plane on the object, a device for obtaining at least one image from said array of sensor elements, a device for determining the in-focus position(s) of sensor elements, and a device for transforming the in-focus data into 3D coordinates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S
    Inventors: Rune Fisker, Mike Van Der Poel
  • Patent number: 8630811
    Abstract: A method of pattern recognition for classifying the functional status of patients with chronic disease comprising characterizing the functional status based on a multivariable index (MVI) scoring system wherein the MVI is computed by summing a plurality of individual variable values as individual variable indexes (IVI) and dividing the sum by the number of variables and wherein the plurality of IVI includes rest PetCO2, ?PetCO2, SaO2, QUES, Ve/VCO2 slope and Pcap and wherein each IVI is given an equivalent value of <1.00 to >=4.00, the number increasing with increasing severity yielding an MVI value ranging from <1.00 to >=4.00, normal to severe-very severe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Shape Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Anderson, Dean J. MacCarter, Bruce D. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8602183
    Abstract: An energy absorber includes opposing aligned crush lobes expandable in opposite directions, and when expanded, potentially collapse with different energy-absorbing rates and stroke distances. The energy absorber forms a subassembly design that is adaptable and easily modified for predetermined energy absorption crush curves and specific energy-absorbing circumstances, such that it can be used inside a vehicle passenger compartment or outside a vehicle in different locations, such as for a knee bolster on the instrument panel, or on a door inner panel, or on an under-knee seat component, or on a headliner or A-pillar cover, or hood-lifter for pedestrian safety. One version of the energy absorber includes formed sheets bonded along a perimeter to define two cavities and an inflator-holding pocket connected to the cavities by integrally-formed tunnels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Shape Corp., Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. VandenBerge, Scott D. Wilde, Joel M. Cormier, Geoffrey A. Mills, David Zecchin
  • Publication number: 20130320652
    Abstract: An internal deployable vehicle panel assembly includes an inner panel, an outer panel and a deployable energy absorber. The inner panel includes a first mounting structure that movably couples the inner panel to a vehicle component to move between a closed position to cover an access opening to a vehicle storage compartment and an open position to reveal the access opening. The outer panel includes a second mounting structure that is removably coupled to a third mounting structure of the inner panel. The deployable energy absorber is disposed between the inner and outer panels in an undeployed state. The deployable energy absorber is free from fixed attachment to the outer panel and energizable to a deployed state in which the deployable energy absorber separates the outer panel from the inner panel and displaces the outer panel away from the inner panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicants: SHAPE CORP., NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: David Strunk, Darin Evans
  • Publication number: 20130316302
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for modeling and manufacturing a denture for a patient, where the denture comprises a gingival part and artificial teeth, wherein the method comprises: providing a 3D scan comprising at least part of the patient's oral cavity; virtually modeling at least part of the denture using the 3D scan; obtaining virtual teeth to represent the artificial teeth; virtually modeling at least one of the virtual teeth to obtain a set of modeled virtual teeth; manufacturing the modeled virtual teeth in a first material; manufacturing the gingival part in a second material; and manufacturing at least part of the denture by means of computer aided manufacturing (CAM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S
    Inventor: Rune Fisker
  • Patent number: 8573682
    Abstract: A vehicle cowl component configured to extend between a hood's rear edge and a vehicle front windshield comprises a cowl and a seal, the seal including a U-shaped cross section attached to the under-hood edge and having upwardly extending front and rear curved walls, each of the curved walls having an unconnected free end. In one embodiment, the seal is two-shot molded onto the cowl, which eliminates secondary attachment operations. A method includes steps of first-shot molding a cowl, and then second-shot molding a U-shaped seal onto the cowl along an under-hood front edge. A modified cowl includes a seal with a downwardly extending wiper for sealing engagement with a body support structure under the cowl and seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Shape Corp.
    Inventor: Craig Martin Oomen
  • Patent number: 8567851
    Abstract: A vehicle cowl cover includes a windshield support portion and a channel portion. The windshield support portion includes a first windshield supporting wall and a second windshield supporting wall coupled to the first windshield supporting wall to define a windshield receiving cavity that is configured to receive a bottom edge of a windshield. The windshield receiving cavity extends in a lateral direction along the bottom edge of the windshield. The channel portion extends from the second windshield supporting wall and defines a water receiving channel that is configured to receive water that flows over a top edge of the second windshield supporting wall from the windshield receiving cavity. The channel portion is angled relative to an inner surface of the windshield to direct water laterally along the channel portion to at least one side edge of the vehicle cowl cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignees: Nissan North America, Inc., Shape Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Morden, Vinod Desai
  • Publication number: 20130257718
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system comprising a handheld device and at least one display, where the handheld device is adapted for performing at least one action in a physical 3D environment, where the at least one display is adapted for visually representing the physical 3D environment, and where the handheld device is adapted for remotely controlling the view with which the 3D environment is represented on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: 3Shape A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Öjelund, David Fischer, Karl-Josef Hollenbeck