Patents by Inventor Greg S. Smith, JR.

Greg S. Smith, JR. 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).

  • Composite support material for three-dimensional printing
    Patent number: 9745458
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides composite support material and associated methods used in the fabrication of three-dimensional objects. In one example, a composite support material for three-dimensional printing can include a soluble filament core that is soluble in a solvent and is encapsulated with an insoluble shell that is insoluble in the solvent. The composite support material is stable in air and, when printed, is dissolvable in the solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Greg S. Smith, Jr., Ben Wynne, Guang Jin Li
  • COMPOSITE SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20160194492
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides composite support material and associated methods used in the fabrication of three-dimensional objects. In one example, a composite support material for three-dimensional printing can include a soluble filament core that is soluble in a solvent and is encapsulated with an insoluble shell that is insoluble in the solvent. The composite support material is stable in air and, when printed, is dissolvable in the solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Greg S. Smith, JR., Ben Wynne, Guang Jin Li