Patents by Inventor David I.W. Levin

David I.W. Levin 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).

  • System and method for designing three-dimensional objects
    Patent number: 9767226
    Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of designing an object based on a three-dimensional model representing a shape of the object is provided. The object may be fabricated from a plurality of materials having one or more known physical properties, wherein the object is designed to exhibit one or more target properties. The method may comprise determining a first composition of the object by providing the three-dimensional model as input to a reducer tree, determining one or more physical properties of the object with the first composition by simulating the object with the first composition, comparing the determined one or more physical properties with the one or more target properties, and determining a second composition of the object based on a result of comparing the determined one or more physical properties with the one or more target properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Desai Chen, Pitchaya Sitthi-Amorn, David I. W. Levin, Piotr Didyk, Wojciech Matusik
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20150066440
    Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of designing an object based on a three-dimensional model representing a shape of the object is provided. The object may be fabricated from a plurality of materials having one or more known physical properties, wherein the object is designed to exhibit one or more target properties. The method may comprise determining a first composition of the object by providing the three-dimensional model as input to a reducer tree, determining one or more physical properties of the object with the first composition by simulating the object with the first composition, comparing the determined one or more physical properties with the one or more target properties, and determining a second composition of the object based on a result of comparing the determined one or more physical properties with the one or more target properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Desai Chen, Pitchaya Sitthi-Amorn, David I.W. Levin, Piotr Didyk, Wojciech Matusik