Patents by Inventor Christopher Joseph Gardiner

Christopher Joseph Gardiner 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).

  • LARGE AREA SINTERING TEST PLATFORM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20230250028
    Abstract: A large area sintering platform, system, and methodology. The system includes a convection oven with a projection window disposed within a top surface of the oven. A platform is disposed within the oven below the window at a spaced distance away from the window. A powder is positioned on top of the platform, with a thermocouple positioned within the powder on the platform. A high intensity projector moves in sync with the platform, and uses low intensities and long exposure times to project an image through the window onto the powder and sinter the powder to fabricate the desired model layer by layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph Gardiner, Justin Nussbaum, Nathan Crane
  • Large area sintering test platform and associated method of use
    Patent number: 11643366
    Abstract: A large area sintering platform, system, and methodology. The system includes a convection oven with a projection window disposed within a top surface of the oven. A platform is disposed within the oven below the window at a spaced distance away from the window. A powder is positioned on top of the platform, with a thermocouple positioned within the powder on the platform. A high intensity projector moves in sync with the platform, and uses low intensities and long exposure times to project an image through the window onto the powder and sinter the powder to fabricate the desired model layer by layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph Gardiner, Justin Nussbaum, Nathan Crane
  • LARGE AREA SINTERING TEST PLATFORM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20200247042
    Abstract: A large area sintering platform, system, and methodology. The system includes a convection oven with a projection window disposed within a top surface of the oven. A platform is disposed within the oven below the window at a spaced distance away from the window. A powder is positioned on top of the platform, with a thermocouple positioned within the powder on the platform. A high intensity projector moves in sync with the platform, and uses low intensities and long exposure times to project an image through the window onto the powder and sinter the powder to fabricate the desired model layer by layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph Gardiner, Justin Nussbaum, Nathan Crane