Patents by Inventor Mara BERKHOUT

Mara BERKHOUT 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).

  • 3D printer system and method for filling a cartridge of such a system
    Patent number: 10609948
    Abstract: A cartridge assembly (3) of a 3D printer system for printing a plastic substance, such as a dough, comprises a refillable cartridge (31) and a punch-fill adapter (32) having a circumferential cutting edge (26) and being provided with a punch-fill connector (24) to form a manually releasable interconnection between the cartridge and the punch-fill adapter. When said interconnection is effective, the cartridge assembly is effective as a manual tool for punching, by means of said circumferential cutting edge, punched slices out of a supply slice of said plastic substance, and thereby for automatically inserting said punched slices into the inner space of the cartridge. Thanks to this punch-fill connector the manual (re)filling of the cartridge can be performed more easily and more reliably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Mara Berkhout, Andries Rijfers
  • 3D PRINTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING A CARTRIDGE OF SUCH A SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180168217
    Abstract: A cartridge assembly (3) of a 3D printer system for printing a plastic substance, such as a dough, comprises a refillable cartridge (31) and a punch-fill adapter (32) having a circumferential cutting edge (26) and being provided with a punch-fill connector (24) to form a manually releasable inter-connection between the cartridge and the punch-fill adapter. When said inter-connection is effective, the cartridge assembly is effective as a manual tool for punching, by means of said circumferential cutting edge, punched slices out of a supply slice of said plastic substance, and thereby for automatically inserting said punched slices into the inner space of the cartridge. Thanks to this punch-fill connector the manual (re)filling of the cartridge can be performed more easily and more reliably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Mara BERKHOUT, Andries RIJFERS
  • Pasta
    Patent number: D821689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Matt Wheeler, Mara Berkhout, Kjeld van Bommel