Patents by Inventor James Charles MCKINNELL

James Charles MCKINNELL 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).

  • BREAK AWAY SUPPORT FOR 3D PRINTING
    Publication number: 20230234139
    Abstract: In one example, a 3D printing system includes a support structure generator to identify a breakaway support to temporarily support part of the object, to design a wedge shaped groove between a portion of the object and the support, the groove ending at a line along which the support intersects the object, and to generate a digital object model that includes the support and the groove. The system also includes a 3D printer to print the object, support and groove based on the object model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: James Charles McKinnell
  • Break away support for 3D printing
    Patent number: 11648612
    Abstract: In one example, a 3D printing system includes a support structure generator to identify a breakaway support to temporarily support part of the object, to design a wedge shaped groove between a portion of the object and the support, the groove ending at a line along which the support intersects the object, and to generate a digital object model that includes the support and the groove. The system also includes a 3D printer to print the object, support and groove based on the object model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: James Charles McKinnell
  • BREAK AWAY SUPPORT FOR 3D PRINTING
    Publication number: 20210237161
    Abstract: In one example, a 3D printing system includes a support structure generator to identify a breakaway support to temporarily support part of the object, to design a wedge shaped groove between a portion of the object and the support, the groove ending at a line along which the support intersects the object, and to generate a digital object model that includes the support and the groove. The system also includes a 3D printer to print the object, support and groove based on the object model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventor: James Charles McKinnell
  • AUTOMATIC SPREADER BAR BLADE MATERIAL POSITIONING FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20190039300
    Abstract: In one example, an additive manufacturing system. The system includes a blade spanning at least a portion of a build bed along a y axis and movable across the build bed along an x axis orthogonal to the y axis. The blade includes blade material to spread build material on the build bed. The system further includes a blade positioning mechanism coupled to the blade to position a different portion of the blade material adjacent a given y position of the build bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: James Charles MCKINNELL, Mohammed Saad SHAARAWI, David Alan CHAMPION