Patents by Inventor Kenneth Lyle Tyler
Kenneth Lyle Tyler 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: 11964426Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
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Patent number: 11945160Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
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Patent number: 11926094Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
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Publication number: 20240066795Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle TYLER
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Publication number: 20240066796Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle TYLER
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Publication number: 20240066794Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle TYLER
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Patent number: 11865775Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
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Publication number: 20230150194Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle TYLER
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Publication number: 20230114416Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle TYLER
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Publication number: 20230113623Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle TYLER
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Patent number: 11623394Abstract: A compactor is disclosed for use with an additive manufacturing print head. The compactor may include a housing connectable to the additive manufacturing print head. The compactor may also include a compacting wheel, and at least one spring disposed in the housing and configured to exert an axial force on the compacting wheel. The compactor may further include a piston moveable to adjust a distance between the housing and the compacting wheel.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventors: Trevor David Budge, Kenneth Lyle Tyler, Colin Hugh Hambling
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Patent number: 11623393Abstract: A compactor is disclosed for use with an additive manufacturing print head. The compactor may include a housing connectable to the additive manufacturing print head. The compactor may also include a compacting wheel, and at least one spring disposed in the housing and configured to exert an axial force on the compacting wheel. The compactor may further include a piston moveable to adjust a distance between the housing and the compacting wheel.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventors: Trevor David Budge, Kenneth Lyle Tyler, Colin Hugh Hambling
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Patent number: 11590699Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
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Patent number: 11584069Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
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Patent number: 11577455Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
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Publication number: 20220242038Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
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Publication number: 20220072771Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
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Publication number: 20220072772Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
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Publication number: 20220009165Abstract: An additive manufacturing method is disclosed. The method may include directing into a print head a reinforcement having a continuous axial core and integral branches extending radially outward from the continuous axial core. The method may also include coating the reinforcement in a matrix, and softening a portion of a track of the coated reinforcement that was previously discharged from the print head. The method may further include discharging from the print head a track of the coated reinforcement adjacent the previously discharged track of the coated reinforcement, such that cross-bonding of the integral branches occurs between the discharging track of the coated reinforcement and the softened portion of the previously discharged track of the coated reinforcement.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Lyle Tyler, Ryan C. Stockett
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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