Patents by Inventor Ian Bungane Mehlomakulu

Ian Bungane Mehlomakulu 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).

  • Publication number: 20240151050
    Abstract: Techniques for three dimensional printing of reinforced wall structures using extruded solidifiable material includes printing a first wythe that comprises a first plurality of stacked elongated beads of extruded material, printing a second wythe that comprises a second plurality of stacked elongated beads of extruded material, and building a porous layer disposed between the first wythe and the second wythe. In some examples, embedded reinforcement using mesh, wire, rebar, or other horizontally, diagonally, or vertically-emplaced members may also be performed, where the embedded reinforcement is placed between wythes or within (e.g., disposed within a bead of material, embedded reinforcement is placed) individual beads of a wythe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: ICON Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Bungane Mehlomakulu
  • Publication number: 20240141641
    Abstract: Techniques for and examples of a partition wall structure of a building are described, including a first shell formed as a first wythe including a first group of stacked elongated beads of extruded building material, a second shell spaced apart from the first shell and formed as a second wythe that has a second group of stacked elongated beads of extruded building material, and at least one structural support having a first portion embedded in the first wythe, and a second portion embedded in the second wythe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: ICON Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Melodie Yashar, Ian Bungane Mehlomakulu, Samuel B. Covey
  • Publication number: 20240052653
    Abstract: Techniques for and examples of wall structures of extrudable building material includes forming, with a three-dimensional (3D) printing system, a first portion of a first shell with a first wythe that comprises a first group of stacked elongated beads of an extrudable building material, forming with the 3D printing system a first portion of a second shell with a second wythe that comprises a second group of stacked elongated beads of the extrudable building material and is spaced apart from the first wythe, and installing at least one structural support that comprises a first portion positioned in the first wythe and a second portion positioned in the second wythe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: ICON Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Melodie Yashar, Ian Bungane Mehlomakulu, Samuel B. Covey
  • Publication number: 20240044157
    Abstract: Techniques of and examples for wall structures of extrudable building material include forming, with a three-dimensional (3D) printing system, a first portion of a first shell that includes a first plurality of stacked elongated beads of extruded building material that forms a first wythe, the first shell forming a first surface of the load-bearing wall structure, forming, with the 3D printing system, a first portion of a second shell spaced apart from the first shell, the second shell having a second plurality of stacked elongated beads of extruded building material that forms at least two second wythes, the second shell forming a second surface of the load-bearing wall structure, and installing at least one structural support that has a first portion positioned in the first shell and a second portion positioned in the second shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: ICON Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Melodie Yashar, Ian Bungane Mehlomakulu, Samuel B. Covey
  • Publication number: 20230392365
    Abstract: Techniques for and examples of wall structures formed of extrudable building material (i.e., extrudable material) include a first shell having a first group of stacked elongated beads of extruded material that forms a first wythe, the first shell forming a first surface of the load-bearing wall structure, a second shell spaced apart from the first shell, the second shell having a second group of stacked elongated beads of extruded material that forms at least two second wythes, the at least two second wythes forming a second surface of the load-bearing wall structure, and at least one structural support that has a first portion embedded in the first shell and a second portion embedded in the second shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: ICON Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Melodie Yashar, Ian Bungane Mehlomakulu, Samuel B. Covey