Patents by Inventor Jack Allan Rulander

Jack Allan Rulander 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: 12202183
    Abstract: An apparatus for instantaneous generation of a pin placement quote in an injection molding process, the apparatus comprising at least a processor and a memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive part data related to at least a part from an entity, generate a pin placement schema as a function of the part data, provide a pin placement quote based on the pin placement schema, wherein providing the pin placement quote includes generating a projected part data by overlaying the pin placement schema onto the part data, determining a list of quote parameters, and formulating the pin placement quote by associating the list of quote parameters with the projected part data, and display the pin placement quote to the entity using a user interface at a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Proto Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuji Usui, Jack Allan Rulander
  • Patent number: 12197830
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatic pin placement in injection molding, the apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive part data containing a part model, identify a set of part features as a function of the part data, determine a plurality of pin placement configurations, wherein determining the plurality of pin placement configurations includes determine a plurality of pin locations based on the set of part features and determine a desired pin diameter at each pin location of the plurality of pin locations, generate a pin placement schema as a function of the plurality of pin placement configurations, and integrating the pin placement schema into the part model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Proto Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuji Usui, Jack Allan Rulander