Patents by Inventor Connor Sprague

Connor Sprague 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).

  • MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230391005
    Abstract: A system includes a supply receptacle defining one or more supply receptacle sidewalls and an upwardly-facing receptacle opening, a piston positioned at least partially within the supply receptacle, where the piston, the upwardly-facing receptacle opening, and the one or more supply receptacle sidewalls at least partially define an interior space of the supply receptacle, and the piston is positionable between an extended position, in which the interior space has an extended volume, and a retracted position, in which the interior space has a retracted volume that is greater than the extended volume, and a dosing hopper positioned above and in selective communication with the interior space of the supply receptacle, where the dosing hopper is structurally configured to deliver build material to the interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carlos H. Bonilla, Joshua Tyler Mook, Christopher Bryant, Mary Kathryn Thompson, Vadim Bromberg, Connor Sprague, Victor Fulton, Tyler Hater