Patents by Inventor Aaron Kemmer
Aaron Kemmer 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).
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Patent number: 11077607Abstract: Additive manufacturing devices operable in various external force environments are disclosed. In an aspect, an additive manufacturing device operable in microgravity is disclosed. In other aspects, devices which are operable in high-vibration environments or varying external force environments are disclosed. Additive manufacturing devices herein may produce parts from metal, polymer, or other feedstocks.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Michael Chen, Aaron Kemmer, Noah Paul-Gin, Matthew Napoli, Eddie Gonzalez, Michael Pless
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Patent number: 10953571Abstract: Apparatus and methods for creating cast metal objects in space and other environments. Molds are created using additive manufacturing and are injected with a castable metal having a melting point lower than a mold melting point. In some aspects, the additive manufacturing device and the metal casting unit are contained in the same unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Michael Snyder, Matthew Napoli, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer
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Patent number: 10759089Abstract: Recycling devices for producing additive manufacturing filament from received materials including objects to be recycled, discarded objects, obsolete objects, and the like. A recycling device may include a material processing system an extrusion mechanism and a spooling assembly. The material processing system receives material, reduces the size of the received material via a material size reducer and actively pushes the material through at least a portion of the device. The extrusion mechanism produces filament from the material and the spooling assembly loads the filament onto a spool for later use. The spooling assembly may include detachable elements configured to interface with and supply filament to an additive manufacturing device. Depending on configuration, recycling devices may create filament from plastic, metal, in-situ material, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, Eddie Gonzalez
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Patent number: 10725451Abstract: A system including an additive manufacturing device to perform at least one additive manufacturing process and to include a prefabricated component during the at least one additive manufacturing process to accelerate build completion of a produced object. Another system and a method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, Michael Chen
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Patent number: 10705509Abstract: A manufacturing system including catalog database for retaining a plurality of three-dimensional content for use to at least one of create a produced object and repair an existing object with at least one additive manufacturing process, one or more user interfaces to access the catalog database at least one of simultaneously and at different times, a communication infrastructure to provide for real-time communication between the catalog database and the one or more user interfaces, and a manufacturing system comprising at least one user interface to apply the at least one additive manufacturing process to at least one of create the produced object and to repair the existing object. Methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, Michael Chen
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Patent number: 10675811Abstract: An extended structure additive manufacturing device and method are provided. The device includes a movable material bonding component and a movement mechanism which enable the device to create parts outside the conventional additive manufacturing device print volumes defined by the device and its print-head. Methods of making parts involve creating a portion of a part and moving the extended structure additive manufacturing device relative to the part and printing a second portion of the part. Parts incapable of being formed using a conventional additive manufacturing device may be made using the extended structure additive manufacturing device and/or methods disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Aaron Kemmer, Michael Snyder, Michael Chen, Jason Dunn
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Patent number: 10401832Abstract: A system including an additive manufacturing device to perform at least one additive manufacturing process and to include a prefabricated component during the at least one additive manufacturing process to accelerate build completion of a produced object. Another system and a method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, Michael Chen
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Patent number: 10350820Abstract: Node-based remote operations of additive manufacturing device are disclosed. In an aspect, a system for operating a remote additive manufacturing device is disclosed. Each computing device is a node in a communications path and contains an instance of a command software program configured to receive and send a single set of commands, ensure the integrity of such commands and/or operate communicatively connected additive manufacturing devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Michael Chen, Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer
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Patent number: 10086568Abstract: A system comprising a manufacturing device to evaluate an object to determine whether to at least one of repair and replicate the object wherein to repair further comprises at least one of a subtractive process and an additive manufacturing process applied to the object and to replicate further comprises an additive manufacturing process applied to create a second object. Another system and a method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, Michael Chen
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Patent number: 10052820Abstract: An extended structure additive manufacturing device and method are provided. The device includes a movable material bonding component and a movement mechanism which enable the device to create parts outside the conventional additive manufacturing device print volumes defined by the device and its print-head. Methods of making parts involve creating a portion of a part and moving the extended structure additive manufacturing device relative to the part and printing a second portion of the part. Parts incapable of being formed using a conventional additive manufacturing device may be made using the extended structure additive manufacturing device and/or methods disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Aaron Kemmer, Michael Snyder, Michael Chen, Jason Dunn
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Patent number: 10052797Abstract: Recycling devices for producing additive manufacturing filament from received materials including objects to be recycled, discarded objects, obsolete objects, and the like. A recycling device may include a material processing system an extrusion mechanism and a spooling assembly. The material processing system receives material, reduces the size of the received material via a material size reducer and actively pushes the material through at least a portion of the device. The extrusion mechanism produces filament from the material and the spooling assembly loads the filament onto a spool for later use. The spooling assembly may include detachable elements configured to interface with and supply filament to an additive manufacturing device. Depending on configuration, recycling devices may create filament from plastic, metal, in-situ material, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, Eddie Gonzalez
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Patent number: 9656426Abstract: Additive manufacturing devices operable in various external force environments are disclosed. In an aspect, an additive manufacturing device operable in microgravity is disclosed. In other aspects, devices which are operable in high-vibration environments or varying external force environments are disclosed. Additive manufacturing devices herein may produce parts from metal, polymer, or other feedstocks.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Michael Chen, Aaron Kemmer, Noah Paul-Gin, Matthew Napoli, Eddie Gonzalez, Michael Pless
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Publication number: 20160243759Abstract: A system including an additive manufacturing device to perform at least one additive manufacturing process and to include a prefabricated component during the at least one additive manufacturing process to accelerate build completion of a produced object. Another system and a method are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, Michael Chen
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Publication number: 20160221265Abstract: Additive manufacturing devices operable in various external force environments are disclosed. In an aspect, an additive manufacturing device operable in microgravity is disclosed. In other aspects, devices which are operable in high-vibration environments or varying external force environments are disclosed. Additive manufacturing devices herein may produce parts from metal, polymer, or other feedstocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Michael Chen, Aaron Kemmer, Noah Paul-Gin, Matthew Napoli, Eddie Gonzalez, Michael Pless
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Publication number: 20160101463Abstract: Additive manufacturing devices operable in various external force environments are disclosed. In an aspect, an additive manufacturing device operable in microgravity is disclosed. In other aspects, devices which are operable in high-vibration environments or varying external force environments are disclosed. Additive manufacturing devices herein may produce parts from metal, polymer, or other feedstocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Michael Chen, Aaron Kemmer, Noah Paul-Gin, Matthew Napoli, Eddie Gonzalez, Michael Pless
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Publication number: 20160082652Abstract: A system including an additive manufacturing device to perform at least one additive manufacturing process and to include a prefabricated component during the at least one additive manufacturing process to accelerate build completion of a produced object. Another system and a method are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, Michael Chen
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Publication number: 20160082665Abstract: A manufacturing system including catalog database for retaining a plurality of three-dimensional content for use to at least one of create a produced object and repair an existing object with at least one additive manufacturing process, one or more user interfaces to access the catalog database at least one of simultaneously and at different times, a communication infrastructure to provide for real-time communication between the catalog database and the one or more user interfaces, and a manufacturing system comprising at least one user interface to apply the at least one additive manufacturing process to at least one of create the produced object and to repair the existing object. Methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, Michael Chen
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Publication number: 20160082664Abstract: A system comprising a manufacturing device to evaluate an object to determine whether to at least one of repair and replicate the object wherein to repair further comprises at least one of a subtractive process and an additive manufacturing process applied to the object and to replicate further comprises an additive manufacturing process applied to create a second object. Another system and a method are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, Michael Chen
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Publication number: 20150209978Abstract: Recycling devices for producing additive manufacturing filament from received materials including objects to be recycled, discarded objects, obsolete objects, and the like. A recycling device may include a material processing system an extrusion mechanism and a spooling assembly. The material processing system receives material, reduces the size of the received material via a material size reducer and actively pushes the material through at least a portion of the device. The extrusion mechanism produces filament from the material and the spooling assembly loads the filament onto a spool for later use. The spooling assembly may include detachable elements configured to interface with and supply filament to an additive manufacturing device. Depending on configuration, recycling devices may create filament from plastic, metal, in-situ material, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: Made In Space, Inc.Inventors: Michael Snyder, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, Eddie Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20150144284Abstract: Apparatus and methods for creating cast metal objects in space and other environments. Molds are created using additive manufacturing and are injected with a castable metal having a melting point lower than a mold melting point. In some aspects, the additive manufacturing device and the metal casting unit are contained in the same unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: MADE IN SPACE, INC.Inventors: Michael Snyder, Matthew Napoli, Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer