Patents by Inventor Andrew FINKLE

Andrew FINKLE 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).

  • Publication number: 20210379802
    Abstract: There is provided an injection mold system and a method for injection molding to produce a three-dimensional object. The system including: one or more extruders each adapted to receive one or more cartridges, the one or more cartridges containing extrudable material; an injection nozzle dimensioned to be positioned into an injection inlet of a mold; tubing each connecting one of the cartridges to the injection nozzle; and one or more controllers configured to control flow of the extrudable material from the one or more extruders to the injection nozzle to fill at least a portion of the interior chamber with the extrudable material to produce the three-dimensional object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Charles MIRE, Andrew FINKLE, Trevor SMALE
  • Patent number: 10987845
    Abstract: There is disclosed a multi-material extruder and extrusion method for 3D printing, and more particularly to an apparatus and method that is adapted to extrude a wide range of materials for printing 3D structures. In an aspect, the apparatus comprises a frame adapted to receive a removable syringe or cartridge with a depressible piston in an extended position, the syringe or cartridge containing material to be extruded. An extrusion motor is under the control of an extruder logic module to determine how quickly the piston of the syringe or cartridge is to be depressed to achieve a desired rate of extrusion of the material. A flexible length of tubing connects the tip of the syringe or cartridge to an extruder nozzle, which nozzle is mounted to a stylus which may be hand-held or mounted to a chassis of a 3D printing device. A feedback signal is used to provide a feedback signal to the extruder logic module to determine the rate of extrusion of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: STRUCTUR3D PRINTING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Charles Mire, Andrew Finkle, Marc Castel
  • Patent number: 10724313
    Abstract: An example mobile drilling fluid plant includes a plurality of intermodal containers each exhibiting a length, a width, and a height compliant with universal shipping container dimensions and configurations dictated by the International Organization for Standardization, wherein the plurality of intermodal containers include a plurality of fluid storage containers and one or more fluid mixing containers, one or more pumps in fluid communication with the plurality of fluid storage containers and the one or more fluid mixing containers, and one or more flexible hoses fluidly coupled to the one or more pumps and placing the plurality of fluid storage containers in fluid communication with the one or more fluid mixing containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Piper Shawn Walker, Lawrence LePere, Terry Wayne Brown, James Andrew Finkle, Ron Crawford, Ryllee Tettleton, Larry Wolfson
  • Publication number: 20190352984
    Abstract: An example mobile drilling fluid plant includes a plurality of intermodal containers each exhibiting a length, a width, and a height compliant with universal shipping container dimensions and configurations dictated by the International Organization for Standardization, wherein the plurality of intermodal containers include a plurality of fluid storage containers and one or more fluid mixing containers, one or more pumps in fluid communication with the plurality of fluid storage containers and the one or more fluid mixing containers, and one or more flexible hoses fluidly coupled to the one or more pumps and placing the plurality of fluid storage containers in fluid communication with the one or more fluid mixing containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Piper Shawn Walker, Lawrence LePere, Terry Wayne Brown, James Andrew Finkle, Ron Crawford, Ryllee Tettleton, Larry Wolfson
  • Patent number: 10408002
    Abstract: An example mobile drilling fluid plant includes a plurality of intermodal containers each exhibiting a length, a width, and a height compliant with universal shipping container dimensions and configurations dictated by the International Organization for Standardization, wherein the plurality of intermodal containers include a plurality of fluid storage containers and one or more fluid mixing containers, one or more pumps in fluid communication with the plurality of fluid storage containers and the one or more fluid mixing containers, and one or more flexible hoses fluidly coupled to the one or more pumps and placing the plurality of fluid storage containers in fluid communication with the one or more fluid mixing containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Piper Shawn Walker, Lawrence LePere, Terry Wayne Brown, James Andrew Finkle, Ron Crawford, Ryllee Tettleton, Larry Wolfson
  • Publication number: 20190134905
    Abstract: There is provided a system, apparatus, and method for extruding and mixing materials for three-dimensional printing using a three-dimensional printing device. The system includes: one or more extruders each adapted to receive and hold one or more syringes or cartridges, the syringes or cartridges containing extrudable material; a flexible tubing connectable to the syringes or cartridges received by the one or more extruders, an opposite end of the tubing mountable to an extrusion nozzle for extruding the extrudable material for three-dimensional printing; and a logic controller configured to control the flow of the extrudable material from the one or more extruders to a material mixing apparatus mounted on the three-dimensional printing device, the logic controller controlling the mixing of the extrudable material from the one or more syringes or cartridges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Charles MIRE, Andrew FINKLE, Amir SOLOWIEJCZYK
  • Publication number: 20180363393
    Abstract: An example mobile drilling fluid plant includes a plurality of intermodal containers each exhibiting a length, a width, and a height compliant with universal shipping container dimensions and configurations dictated by the International Organization for Standardization, wherein the plurality of intermodal containers include a plurality of fluid storage containers and one or more fluid mixing containers, one or more pumps in fluid communication with the plurality of fluid storage containers and the one or more fluid mixing containers, and one or more flexible hoses fluidly coupled to the one or more pumps and placing the plurality of fluid storage containers in fluid communication with the one or more fluid mixing containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Piper Shawn Walker, Lawrence LePere, Terry Wayne Brown, James Andrew Finkle, Ron Crawford, Ryllee Tettleton, Larry Wolfson
  • Patent number: 10081993
    Abstract: An example mobile drilling fluid plant includes a plurality of intermodal containers each exhibiting a length, a width, and a height compliant with universal shipping container dimensions and configurations dictated by the International Organization for Standardization, wherein the plurality of intermodal containers include a plurality of fluid storage containers and one or more fluid mixing containers, one or more pumps in fluid communication with the plurality of fluid storage containers and the one or more fluid mixing containers, and one or more flexible hoses fluidly coupled to the one or more pumps and placing the plurality of fluid storage containers in fluid communication with the one or more fluid mixing containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Piper Shawn Walker, Lawrence LePere, Terry Wayne Brown, James Andrew Finkle, Ron Crawford, Ryllee Tettleton, Larry Wolfson
  • Publication number: 20170190118
    Abstract: There is disclosed a multi-material extruder and extrusion method for 3D printing, and more particularly to an apparatus and method that is adapted to extrude a wide range of materials for printing 3D structures. In an aspect, the apparatus comprises a frame adapted to receive a removable syringe or cartridge with a depressible piston in an extended position, the syringe or cartridge containing material to be extruded. An extrusion motor is under the control of an extruder logic module to determine how quickly the piston of the syringe or cartridge is to be depressed to achieve a desired rate of extrusion of the material. A flexible length of tubing connects the tip of the syringe or cartridge to an extruder nozzle, which nozzle is mounted to a stylus which may be hand-held or mounted to a chassis of a 3D printing device. A feedback signal is used to provide a feedback signal to the extruder logic module to determine the rate of extrusion of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: STRUCTUR3D PRINTING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Charles MIRE, Andrew FINKLE, Marc CASTEL
  • Publication number: 20170138134
    Abstract: An example mobile drilling fluid plant includes a plurality of intermodal containers each exhibiting a length, a width, and a height compliant with universal shipping container dimensions and configurations dictated by the International Organization for Standardization, wherein the plurality of intermodal containers include a plurality of fluid storage containers and one or more fluid mixing containers, one or more pumps in fluid communication with the plurality of fluid storage containers and the one or more fluid mixing containers, and one or more flexible hoses fluidly coupled to the one or more pumps and placing the plurality of fluid storage containers in fluid communication with the one or more fluid mixing containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Piper Shawn Walker, Lawrence LePere, Terry Wayne Brown, James Andrew Finkle, Ron Crawford, Ryllee Tettleton, Larry Wolfson