Patents by Inventor Dale Allen VanderWerf

Dale Allen VanderWerf 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).

  • Patent number: 6517659
    Abstract: A method (100) of constructing a flexible object (20) formed of a plurality of mutually conjoined layers (22) is disclosed. A first outer layer (28), four intermediate layers (36), and a second outer layer (38) of substantially a fusible polyester sheet material woven of microfibers are obtained (110,124,130). The first outer layer (28) is positioned (144) over a work surface (24), the four intermediate layers (36) are positioned (148) over the first outer layer (28), and the second outer layer (38) is positioned (150) over the first outer layer (28) and intermediate layers (36). A laser cutting head (26) is configured (158) to be fusional for all of layers (28,36,38). A periphery (50) of the object (20) is then cut (164) through each of the layers (22) by substantially simultaneously moving the laser cutting head (26) relative to the layers (22), and coincidentally fusing (166) the peripheries (50) to form the object (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Active Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Dale Allen VanderWerf, Todd Merl Elder