Patents by Inventor Josiah D. Coad
Josiah D. Coad 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: 11579579Abstract: A system is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a structure. The system may include an additive manufacturing machine, a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to determine a plurality of tension vectors to be generated within the structure, and to generate a plan for manufacturing the structure. The plan may include tool paths that arrange continuous fibers within the structure to generate the plurality of tension vectors. The processor may also be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the additive manufacturing machine to follow the plan and manufacture the structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventors: Ryan C Stockett, Kenneth L. Tyler, Blake L. Alfson, Josiah D. Coad
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Publication number: 20220009163Abstract: A method is disclosed for controlling an additive manufacturing system. The method may include causing a head to discharge composite material along a first trajectory, and activating a cure enhancer to at least partially cure composite material discharging from the head along the first trajectory. The method may also include selectively deactivating the cure enhancer as the head nears a corner location, moving the head to a second trajectory after the head reaches the corner location, and reactivating the cure enhancer after moving the head to the second trajectory.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Lyle TYLER, Blake L. Alfson, Josiah D. Coad, Kaleb Forrest Beebout
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Patent number: 11161297Abstract: A method is disclosed for controlling an additive manufacturing system. The method may include causing a head to discharge composite material along a first trajectory, and activating a cure enhancer to at least partially cure composite material discharging from the head along the first trajectory. The method may also include selectively deactivating the cure enhancer as the head nears a corner location, moving the head to a second trajectory after the head reaches the corner location, and reactivating the cure enhancer after moving the head to the second trajectory.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Lyle Tyler, Blake L. Alfson, Josiah D. Coad, Kaleb Forrest Beebout
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Publication number: 20210072715Abstract: A system is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a structure. The system may include an additive manufacturing machine, a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to determine a plurality of tension vectors to be generated within the structure, and to generate a plan for manufacturing the structure. The plan may include tool paths that arrange continuous fibers within the structure to generate the plurality of tension vectors. The processor may also be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the additive manufacturing machine to follow the plan and manufacture the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventors: Ryan C. Stockett, Kenneth L. Tyler, Blake L. Alfson, Josiah D. Coad
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Patent number: 10901386Abstract: A system is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a structure. The system may include an additive manufacturing machine, a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to determine a plurality of tension vectors to be generated within the structure, and to generate a plan for manufacturing the structure. The plan may include tool paths that arrange continuous fibers within the structure to generate the plurality of tension vectors. The processor may also be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the additive manufacturing machine to follow the plan and manufacture the structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventors: Ryan C. Stockett, Kenneth L. Tyler, Blake L. Alfson, Josiah D. Coad
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Publication number: 20200207012Abstract: A method is disclosed for controlling an additive manufacturing system. The method may include causing a head to discharge composite material along a first trajectory, and activating a cure enhancer to at least partially cure composite material discharging from the head along the first trajectory. The method may also include selectively deactivating the cure enhancer as the head nears a corner location, moving the head to a second trajectory after the head reaches the corner location, and reactivating the cure enhancer after moving the head to the second trajectory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventors: KENNETH LYLE TYLER, Blake L. Alfson, Josiah D. Coad, Kaleb Forrest Beebout
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Patent number: 10647058Abstract: A method is disclosed for controlling an additive manufacturing system. The method may include causing a head to discharge composite material along a first trajectory, and activating a cure enhancer to at least partially cure composite material discharging from the head along the first trajectory. The method may also include selectively deactivating the cure enhancer as the head nears a corner location, moving the head to a second trajectory after the head reaches the corner location, and reactivating the cure enhancer after moving the head to the second trajectory.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Lyle Tyler, Blake L. Alfson, Josiah D. Coad, Kaleb Forrest Beebout
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Publication number: 20180065307Abstract: A system is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a structure. The system may include an additive manufacturing machine, a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the additive manufacturing machine to discharge a path of composite material. The processor may also be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to make a comparison of an actual discharge location of the path of composite material to a desired discharge location, and to selectively cause the additive manufacturing machine to abort fabrication of the structure or to adjust discharge parameters based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: CC3D LLCInventors: RYAN C. STOCKETT, Kenneth L. Tyler, Blake L. Alfson, Josiah D. Coad
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Publication number: 20180065322Abstract: A method is disclosed for controlling an additive manufacturing system. The method may include causing a head to discharge composite material along a first trajectory, and activating a cure enhancer to at least partially cure composite material discharging from the head along the first trajectory. The method may also include selectively deactivating the cure enhancer as the head nears a corner location, moving the head to a second trajectory after the head reaches the corner location, and reactivating the cure enhancer after moving the head to the second trajectory.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: CC3D LLCInventors: Kenneth Lyle Tyler, Blake L. Alfson, Josiah D. Coad, Kaleb Forrest Beebout
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Publication number: 20180065304Abstract: A system is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a structure. The system may include an additive manufacturing machine, a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to determine a plurality of tension vectors to be generated within the structure, and to generate a plan for manufacturing the structure. The plan may include tool paths that arrange continuous fibers within the structure to generate the plurality of tension vectors. The processor may also be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the additive manufacturing machine to follow the plan and manufacture the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: CC3D LLCInventors: RYAN C STOCKETT, Kenneth L. Tyler, Blake L. Alfson, Josiah D. Coad