Patents by Inventor Jonathan Stults
Jonathan Stults 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).
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Patent number: 11599088Abstract: A method for automated part probing using a physical machine defining a physical working volume, the method including: generating a virtual model based on a virtual part design received from a user account, the virtual model comprising a virtual part model, based on the virtual part design, virtually fixed to a virtual fixture plate arranged within a virtual working volume representative of the physical working volume; generating a probing routine based on the virtual model; sending the probing routine to the machine; receiving probe outputs from the machine; and validating the virtual model based on the probe outputs.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: CADDi Inc.Inventors: Nicholas J. Pinkston, Jonathan Stults
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Patent number: 11429076Abstract: A method for automated manufacturing strategy generation can include: identifying features of a desired part from a virtual model; and determining a tactic strategy based on the identified features. The method can additionally include: determining a toolpath primitive for each tactic; combining the toolpath primitives for the tactics to generate a master toolpath; and translating the master toolpath into machine code.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: CADDi Inc.Inventors: William Haldean Brown, Ruza Markov, Michael Rivlin, Ambrus Csaszar, Jonathan Stults
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Publication number: 20210200184Abstract: A method for automated part probing using a physical machine defining a physical working volume, the method including: generating a virtual model based on a virtual part design received from a user account, the virtual model comprising a virtual part model, based on the virtual part design, virtually fixed to a virtual fixture plate arranged within a virtual working volume representative of the physical working volume; generating a probing routine based on the virtual model; sending the probing routine to the machine; receiving probe outputs from the machine; and validating the virtual model based on the probe outputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Nicholas J. Pinkston, Jonathan Stults
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Patent number: 10976720Abstract: A method for automated part probing using a physical machine defining a physical working volume, the method including: generating a virtual model based on a virtual part design received from a user account, the virtual model comprising a virtual part model, based on the virtual part design, virtually fixed to a virtual fixture plate arranged within a virtual working volume representative of the physical working volume; generating a probing routine based on the virtual model; sending the probing routine to the machine; receiving probe outputs from the machine; and validating the virtual model based on the probe outputs.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Plethora CorporationInventors: Nicholas J. Pinkston, Jonathan Stults
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Publication number: 20210018887Abstract: A method for automated manufacturing strategy generation can include: identifying features of a desired part from a virtual model; and determining a tactic strategy based on the identified features. The method can additionally include: determining a toolpath primitive for each tactic; combining the toolpath primitives for the tactics to generate a master toolpath; and translating the master toolpath into machine code.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: William Haldean Brown, Ruza Markov, Michael Rivlin, Ambrus Csaszar, Jonathan Stults
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Patent number: 10838387Abstract: A method for automated manufacturing strategy generation can include: identifying features of a desired part from a virtual model; and determining a tactic strategy based on the identified features. The method can additionally include: determining a toolpath primitive for each tactic; combining the toolpath primitives for the tactics to generate a master toolpath; and translating the master toolpath into machine code.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Plethora CorporationInventors: William Haldean Brown, Ruza Markov, Michael Rivlin, Ambrus Csaszar, Jonathan Stults
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Publication number: 20190219985Abstract: A method for automated part probing using a physical machine defining a physical working volume, the method including: generating a virtual model based on a virtual part design received from a user account, the virtual model comprising a virtual part model, based on the virtual part design, virtually fixed to a virtual fixture plate arranged within a virtual working volume representative of the physical working volume; generating a probing routine based on the virtual model; sending the probing routine to the machine; receiving probe outputs from the machine; and validating the virtual model based on the probe outputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Nicholas J. Pinkston, Jonathan Stults
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Publication number: 20190064772Abstract: A method for automated part probing using a physical machine defining a physical working volume, the method including: generating a virtual model based on a virtual part design received from a user account, the virtual model comprising a virtual part model, based on the virtual part design, virtually fixed to a virtual fixture plate arranged within a virtual working volume representative of the physical working volume; generating a probing routine based on the virtual model; sending the probing routine to the machine; receiving probe outputs from the machine; and validating the virtual model based on the probe outputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Nicholas J. Pinkston, Jonathan Stults
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Patent number: 10146208Abstract: A method for automated part probing using a physical machine defining a physical working volume, the method including: generating a virtual model based on a virtual part design received from a user account, the virtual model comprising a virtual part model, based on the virtual part design, virtually fixed to a virtual fixture plate arranged within a virtual working volume representative of the physical working volume; generating a probing routine based on the virtual model; sending the probing routine to the machine; receiving probe outputs from the machine; and validating the virtual model based on the probe outputs.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Plethora CorporationInventors: Nicholas J. Pinkston, Jonathan Stults
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Publication number: 20180107186Abstract: A method for automated manufacturing strategy generation can include: identifying features of a desired part from a virtual model; and determining a tactic strategy based on the identified features. The method can additionally include: determining a toolpath primitive for each tactic; combining the toolpath primitives for the tactics to generate a master toolpath; and translating the master toolpath into machine code.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: William Haldean Brown, Ruza Markov, Michael Rivlin, Ambrus Csaszar, Jonathan Stults
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Patent number: 9880542Abstract: A method for automated manufacturing strategy generation can include: identifying features of a desired part from a virtual model; and determining a tactic strategy based on the identified features. The method can additionally include: determining a toolpath primitive for each tactic; combining the toolpath primitives for the tactics to generate a master toolpath; and translating the master toolpath into machine code.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Plethora CorporationInventors: William Haldean Brown, Ruza Markov, Michael Rivlin, Ambrus Csaszar, Jonathan Stults
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Publication number: 20160370790Abstract: A method for automated part probing using a physical machine defining a physical working volume, the method including: generating a virtual model based on a virtual part design received from a user account, the virtual model comprising a virtual part model, based on the virtual part design, virtually fixed to a virtual fixture plate arranged within a virtual working volume representative of the physical working volume; generating a probing routine based on the virtual model; sending the probing routine to the machine; receiving probe outputs from the machine; and validating the virtual model based on the probe outputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Nicholas J. Pinkston, Jonathan Stults
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Patent number: 9441936Abstract: A method for automated part probing using a physical machine defining a physical working volume, the method including: generating a virtual model based on a virtual part design received from a user account, the virtual model comprising a virtual part model, based on the virtual part design, virtually fixed to a virtual fixture plate arranged within a virtual working volume representative of the physical working volume; generating a probing routine based on the virtual model; sending the probing routine to the machine; receiving probe outputs from the machine; and validating the virtual model based on the probe outputs.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Plethora CorporationInventors: Nick Pinkston, Jonathan Stults
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Publication number: 20160033251Abstract: A method for automated part probing using a physical machine defining a physical working volume, the method including: generating a virtual model based on a virtual part design received from a user account, the virtual model comprising a virtual part model, based on the virtual part design, virtually fixed to a virtual fixture plate arranged within a virtual working volume representative of the physical working volume; generating a probing routine based on the virtual model; sending the probing routine to the machine; receiving probe outputs from the machine; and validating the virtual model based on the probe outputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Nicholas J. Pinkston, Jonathan Stults
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Publication number: 20160033960Abstract: A method for automated part probing using a physical machine defining a physical working volume, the method including: generating a virtual model based on a virtual part design received from a user account, the virtual model comprising a virtual part model, based on the virtual part design, virtually fixed to a virtual fixture plate arranged within a virtual working volume representative of the physical working volume; generating a probing routine based on the virtual model; sending the probing routine to the machine; receiving probe outputs from the machine; and validating the virtual model based on the probe outputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Nicholas J. Pinkston, Jonathan Stults