Patents by Inventor George Alex Popescu

George Alex Popescu 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).

  • Method and Apparatus for Providing User Interfaces with Computerized Systems and Interacting with a Virtual Environment
    Publication number: 20170249061
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for providing user interfaces for computerized systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: George Alex Popescu, Mihai Dumitrescu
  • Digital assembler for digital materials
    Patent number: 7848838
    Abstract: A digital assembler for creating three-dimensional objects from digital materials made out of discrete components comprises an assembly head, error correction mechanism, parts feeder, and a controller. The assembly head comprises several blades, each with a different function, that move in a linear direction as a unit, assembling the object line-by-line. One blade adds digital materials, another performs error recognition, another performs error removal, and another fills in new digital material where previously removed. In a method for building a structure out of digital materials, a new line is fed to the assembly head and added to the structure. Simultaneously, the new line is pressed down, the last line is checked for errors, the line before last is removed if errors were found during the last cycle, and the line second before last is replaced if it was removed during the previous cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Neil Gershenfeld, Patrik Kunzler, George Alex Popescu
  • Digital Assembler for Digital Materials
    Publication number: 20080109103
    Abstract: A digital assembler for creating three-dimensional objects from digital materials made out of discrete components comprises an assembly head, error correction mechanism, parts feeder, and a controller. The assembly head comprises several blades, each with a different function, that move in a linear direction as a unit, assembling the object line-by-line. One blade adds digital materials, another performs error recognition, another performs error removal, and another fills in new digital material where previously removed. In a method for building a structure out of digital materials, a new line is fed to the assembly head and added to the structure. Simultaneously, the new line is pressed down, the last line is checked for errors, the line before last is removed if errors were found during the last cycle, and the line second before last is replaced if it was removed during the previous cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Neil Gershenfeld, Patrik Kunzler, George Alex Popescu