Patents by Inventor James Pingle

James Pingle 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 of optimizing manufacture of a three-dimensional article having an interface surface
    Patent number: 11553987
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a three-dimensional article includes a controller configured to: receive an input file defining a geometry of the three-dimensional article; receive information specifying an interface surface of the article over which the article will fit against a three-dimensional body; slice the geometry; identify intersecting slices that intersect the interface surface; and for the intersecting slices, alter a halftone range along the interface surface. Along the interface surface, the article slidingly engages the three-dimensional body. The sliding engagement can be sufficient to provide a fluid seal along the interface surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: 3D SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Madison Stadtmueller, James Pingle
  • METHOD OF OPTIMIZING MANUFACTURE OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARTICLE HAVING AN INTERFACE SURFACE
    Publication number: 20210052353
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a three-dimensional article includes a controller configured to: receive an input file defining a geometry of the three-dimensional article; receive information specifying an interface surface of the article over which the article will fit against a three-dimensional body; slice the geometry; identify intersecting slices that intersect the interface surface; and for the intersecting slices, alter a halftone range along the interface surface. Along the interface surface, the article slidingly engages the three-dimensional body. The sliding engagement can be sufficient to provide a fluid seal along the interface surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Madison Stadtmueller, James Pingle