Patents by Inventor Brian Kaufmann

Brian Kaufmann 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).

  • VIRTUAL INTEGRATED MACHINING SIMULATOR
    Publication number: 20260057803
    Abstract: A machining simulator for providing haptic feedback to a user, the machining simulator comprising a processor coupled to the machining simulator, the processor configured to receive at least one input from the machining simulator to define at least one variable corresponding to a simulation; wherein the at least one variable is defined within a database accessible to the machining simulator; and upon receipt of the at least one input into the machining simulator, generating a haptic feedback response if the at least one input is greater than or less than a defined range within the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Michael James Anzilotti, Antoine Giovanni Amblard, Brian Kaufmann, Andrew J. Chilicki, Garan E. Comfort, Israel Montero-Sanchez, Alexander Allen Brown
  • Virtual integrated machining simulator
    Patent number: 12482375
    Abstract: A machining simulator for providing haptic feedback to a user, said simulator comprising a processor coupled to a simulation machine, said processor configured to receive at least one input from said simulation machine to define at least one variable corresponding to a simulation; wherein said at least one variable is defined within a database accessible to said simulator; and upon receipt of the at least one input into said simulation machine, generating a haptic feedback response if the at least one input is greater than or less than a defined range within said database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Lafayette College
    Inventors: Michael James Anzilotti, Antoine Giovanni Amblard, Brian Kaufmann, Andrew J. Chilicki, Garan E. Comfort, Israel Montero-Sanchez, Alexander Allen Brown
  • VIRTUAL INTEGRATED MACHINING SIMULATOR
    Publication number: 20230169885
    Abstract: A machining simulator for providing haptic feedback to a user, said simulator comprising a processor coupled to a simulation machine, said processor configured to receive at least one input from said simulation machine to define at least one variable corresponding to a simulation; wherein said at least one variable is defined within a database accessible to said simulator; and upon receipt of the at least one input into said simulation machine, generating a haptic feedback response if the at least one input is greater than or less than a defined range within said database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Michael James Anzilotti, Antoine Giovanni Amblard, Brian Kaufmann, Andrew J. Chilicki, Garan E. Comfort, Israel Montero-Sanchez, Alexander Allen Brown