Patents by Inventor Blake Z. Reeves
Blake Z. Reeves 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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Publication number: 20240083116Abstract: Methods provide for fabricating objects through additive manufacturing in a manner that compensates for deformations introduced during post-print processing, such as sintering. An initial model may be divided into a plurality of segments, the initial model defining geometry of an object. For each of the segments, modified geometry may be calculated, where the modified geometry compensates for a predicted deformation. Print parameters can then be updated to incorporate the modified geometry, where the print parameters define geometry of the printed object (e.g., configuration settings of the printer, a tool path, an object model). The object may then be printed based on the updated print parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Ricardo Chin, Michael A. Gibson, Blake Z. Reeves, Shashank Holenarasipura Raghu
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Publication number: 20230356470Abstract: Mold lock is remediated by performing a layer-by-layer, two-dimensional analysis to identify unconstrained removal paths for any support structure or material within each two-dimensional layer, and then ensuring that aligned draw paths are present for all adjacent layers, all as more specifically described herein. Where locking conditions are identified, a sequence of modification rules are then applied, such as by breaking support structures into multiple, independently removable pieces. By addressing mold lock as a series of interrelated two-dimensional geometric problems, and reserving three-dimensional remediation strategies for more challenging, complex mold lock conditions, substantial advantages can accrue in terms of computational speed and efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Ricardo Chin, Blake Z. Reeves
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Patent number: 11718038Abstract: Mold lock is remediated by performing a layer-by-layer, two-dimensional analysis to identify unconstrained removal paths for any support structure or material within each two-dimensional layer, and then ensuring that aligned draw paths are present for all adjacent layers, all as more specifically described herein. Where locking conditions are identified, a sequence of modification rules are then applied, such as by breaking support structures into multiple, independently removable pieces. By addressing mold lock as a series of interrelated two-dimensional geometric problems, and reserving three-dimensional remediation strategies for more challenging, complex mold lock conditions, substantial advantages can accrue in terms of computational speed and efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Ricardo Chin, Blake Z. Reeves
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Patent number: 11718037Abstract: Methods provide for fabricating objects through additive manufacturing in a manner that compensates for deformations introduced during post-print processing, such as sintering. An initial model may be divided into a plurality of segments, the initial model defining geometry of an object. For each of the segments, modified geometry may be calculated, where the modified geometry compensates for a predicted deformation. Print parameters can then be updated to incorporate the modified geometry, where the print parameters define geometry of the printed object (e.g., configuration settings of the printer, a tool path, an object model). The object may then be printed based on the updated print parameters.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Ricardo Chin, Michael A. Gibson, Blake Z. Reeves, Shashank Holenarasipura Raghu
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Publication number: 20210402473Abstract: Mold lock is remediated by performing a layer-by-layer, two-dimensional analysis to identify unconstrained removal paths for any support structure or material within each two-dimensional layer, and then ensuring that aligned draw paths are present for all adjacent layers, all as more specifically described herein. Where locking conditions are identified, a sequence of modification rules are then applied, such as by breaking support structures into multiple, independently removable pieces. By addressing mold lock as a series of interrelated two-dimensional geometric problems, and reserving three-dimensional remediation strategies for more challenging, complex mold lock conditions, substantial advantages can accrue in terms of computational speed and efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Ricardo Chin, Blake Z. Reeves
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Patent number: 11148206Abstract: Mold lock is remediated by performing a layer-by-layer, two-dimensional analysis to identify unconstrained removal paths for any support structure or material within each two-dimensional layer, and then ensuring that aligned draw paths are present for all adjacent layers, all as more specifically described herein. Where locking conditions are identified, a sequence of modification rules are then applied, such as by breaking support structures into multiple, independently removable pieces. By addressing mold lock as a series of interrelated two-dimensional geometric problems, and reserving three-dimensional remediation strategies for more challenging, complex mold lock conditions, substantial advantages can accrue in terms of computational speed and efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Ricardo Chin, Blake Z. Reeves
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Publication number: 20210223757Abstract: Methods provide for fabricating objects through additive manufacturing in a manner that compensates for deformations introduced during post-print processing, such as sintering. An initial model may be divided into a plurality of segments, the initial model defining geometry of an object. For each of the segments, modified geometry may be calculated, where the modified geometry compensates for a predicted deformation. Print parameters can then be updated to incorporate the modified geometry, where the print parameters define geometry of the printed object (e.g., configuration settings of the printer, a tool path, an object model). The object may then be printed based on the updated print parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Ricardo Chin, Michael A. Gibson, Blake Z. Reeves, Shashank Holenarasipura Raghu
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Patent number: 10996652Abstract: Methods provide for fabricating objects through additive manufacturing in a manner that compensates for deformations introduced during post-print processing, such as sintering. An initial model may be divided into a plurality of segments, the initial model defining geometry of an object. For each of the segments, modified geometry may be calculated, where the modified geometry compensates for a predicted deformation. Print parameters can then be updated to incorporate the modified geometry, where the print parameters define geometry of the printed object (e.g., configuration settings of the printer, a tool path, an object model). The object may then be printed based on the updated print parameters.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Ricardo Chin, Michael A. Gibson, Blake Z. Reeves, Shashank Holenarasipura Raghu
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Publication number: 20190210109Abstract: Mold lock is remediated by performing a layer-by-layer, two-dimensional analysis to identify unconstrained removal paths for any support structure or material within each two-dimensional layer, and then ensuring that aligned draw paths are present for all adjacent layers, all as more specifically described herein. Where locking conditions are identified, a sequence of modification rules are then applied, such as by breaking support structures into multiple, independently removable pieces. By addressing mold lock as a series of interrelated two-dimensional geometric problems, and reserving three-dimensional remediation strategies for more challenging, complex mold lock conditions, substantial advantages can accrue in terms of computational speed and efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Ricardo Chin, Blake Z. Reeves
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Publication number: 20180348739Abstract: Mold lock is remediated by performing a layer-by-layer, two-dimensional analysis to identify unconstrained removal paths for any support structure or material within each two-dimensional layer, and then ensuring that aligned draw paths are present for all adjacent layers, all as more specifically described herein. Where locking conditions are identified, a sequence of modification rules are then applied, such as by breaking support structures into multiple, independently removable pieces. By addressing mold lock as a series of interrelated two-dimensional geometric problems, and reserving three-dimensional remediation strategies for more challenging, complex mold lock conditions, substantial advantages can accrue in terms of computational speed and efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Ricardo Chin, Blake Z. Reeves
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Publication number: 20180307210Abstract: Mold lock is remediated by performing a layer-by-layer, two-dimensional analysis to identify unconstrained removal paths for any support structure or material within each two-dimensional layer, and then ensuring that aligned draw paths are present for all adjacent layers, all as more specifically described herein. Where locking conditions are identified, a sequence of modification rules are then applied, such as by breaking support structures into multiple, independently removable pieces. By addressing mold lock as a series of interrelated two-dimensional geometric problems, and reserving three-dimensional remediation strategies for more challenging, complex mold lock conditions, substantial advantages can accrue in terms of computational speed and efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Ricardo Chin, Blake Z. Reeves
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Publication number: 20180307209Abstract: Methods provide for fabricating objects through additive manufacturing in a manner that compensates for deformations introduced during post-print processing, such as sintering. An initial model may be divided into a plurality of segments, the initial model defining geometry of an object. For each of the segments, modified geometry may be calculated, where the modified geometry compensates for a predicted deformation. Print parameters can then be updated to incorporate the modified geometry, where the print parameters define geometry of the printed object (e.g., configuration settings of the printer, a tool path, an object model). The object may then be printed based on the updated print parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Ricardo Chin, Michael A. Gibson, Blake Z. Reeves, Shashank Holenarasipura Raghu