Patents by Inventor Brad Amidon

Brad Amidon 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).

  • Systems for hybrid geometric/volumetric representation of 3D objects
    Patent number: 8040345
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for modeling three-dimensional objects using hybrid geometric/volumetric representation, wherein sharp edges are created by a geometric representation that is connected to the volumetric representation. The system creates, maintains, and updates the hybrid representation according to user input. The system also provides for conversion of the hybrid representation into either a wholly geometric representation or a wholly volumetric representation, as may be needed for output to a given device, such as a display device, a printer, and/or a fabricating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: SensAble Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Faken, Craig Cook, Brad Amidon, Brandon Itkowitz, Scott Davidson, Vincent M. Hammer
  • Systems for hybrid geometric/volumetric representation of 3d objects
    Publication number: 20080246761
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for modeling three-dimensional objects using hybrid geometric/volumetric representation, wherein sharp edges are created by a geometric representation that is connected to the volumetric representation. The system creates, maintains, and updates the hybrid representation according to user input. The system also provides for conversion of the hybrid representation into either a wholly geometric representation or a wholly volumetric representation, as may be needed for output to a given device, such as a display device, a printer, and/or a fabricating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel Faken, Craig Cook, Brad Amidon, Brandon Itkowitz, Scott Davidson, Vincent M. Hammer