Patents by Inventor Bentley T. Beard, II

Bentley T. Beard, II 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).

  • System and method for additive manufacturing with toolpath bridges and resultant structure
    Patent number: 11534977
    Abstract: A system and method for improving additive manufacturing, including additive manufacturing toolpaths, is provided. The system and method includes a toolpath generator that obtains initial toolpaths of an object, identifies isolated paths in the toolpaths, and adds bridge connections between neighboring isolated paths in each layer to improve the toolpaths. The bridge connections facilitate the continuous and non-stop deposition of each layer according to improved toolpaths during additive manufacture, which can reduce total deposition time and improve the resultant additive manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Seokpum Kim, Vlastimil Kune, Ahmed A. Hassen, John M. Lindahl, Brian K. Post, Alex C. Roschli, Phillip C. Chesser, Michael C. Borish, Gregory D. Dreifus, Lonnie J. Love, Craig A. Blue, Bentley T. Beard, II
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH TOOLPATH BRIDGES AND RESULTANT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200230888
    Abstract: A system and method for improving additive manufacturing, including additive manufacturing toolpaths, is provided. The system and method includes a toolpath generator that obtains initial toolpaths of an object, identifies isolated paths in the toolpaths, and adds bridge connections between neighboring isolated paths in each layer to improve the toolpaths. The bridge connections facilitate the continuous and non-stop deposition of each layer according to improved toolpaths during additive manufacture, which can reduce total deposition time and improve the resultant additive manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Seokpum Kim, Vlastimil Kunc, Ahmed A. Hassen, John M. Lindahl, Brian K. Post, Alex C. Roschli, Phillip C. Chesser, Michael C. Borish, Gregory D. Dreifus, Lonnie J. Love, Craig A. Blue, Bentley T. Beard, II