Patents by Inventor Christopher K. Dodge

Christopher K. Dodge 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).

  • Crafting apparatus including a workpiece feed path bypass assembly and workpiece feed path analyzer
    Patent number: 9114647
    Abstract: A method of operating a crafting apparatus. The method includes moving a workpiece along a first feed path for printing on the workpiece with a printer and moving the workpiece along a second feed path for cutting the workpiece with a cutter. The first feed path bypasses a workpiece mover of the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy B. Crystal, Jeffery V. Gubler, James T. Davis, II, Christopher K. Dodge, David J. Burton, Matthew B. Strong, Jim A. Colby
  • Crafting Apparatus Including a Workpiece Feed Path Bypass Assembly and Workpiece Feed Path Analyzer
    Publication number: 20140169855
    Abstract: A method of operating a crafting apparatus. The method includes moving a workpiece along a first feed path for printing on the workpiece with a printer and moving the workpiece along a second feed path for cutting the workpiece with a cutter. The first feed path bypasses a workpiece mover of the cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy B. Crystal, Jeffery V. Gubler, James T. Davis, II, Christopher K. Dodge, David J. Burton, Matthew B. Strong, Jim A. Colby
  • Crafting Apparatus Including a Workpiece Feed Path Bypass Assembly and Workpiece Feed Path Analyzer
    Publication number: 20110048266
    Abstract: A method of operating a crafting apparatus. The method includes moving a workpiece along a first feed path for printing on the workpiece with a printer and moving the workpiece along a second feed path for cutting the workpiece with a cutter. The first feed path bypasses a workpiece mover of the cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy B. Crystal, Jeffery V. Gubler, James T. Davis, II, Christopher K. Dodge, Jared D. Burton, Matthew B. Strong, Jim A. Colby
  • (Moab Omnibus-Apparatus) Crafting Apparatus Including a Workpiece Feed Path Bypass Assembly and Workpiece Feed Path Analyzer
    Publication number: 20110052301
    Abstract: A crafting apparatus that includes a body defining at least one passageway for receiving a workpiece, a cutter disposed along the at least one passageway, a printer disposed along the at least one passageway and spaced from the cutter, and a feed path bypass assembly disposed along the at least one passageway between the cutter and the printer. The feed path bypass assembly alters a feed path of the workpiece through the at least one passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy B. Crystal, Jeffery V. Gubler, James T. Davis, II, Jared D. Burton, Christopher K. Dodge, Matthew B. Strong