Patents by Inventor Marko Piira

Marko Piira 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).

  • Patent number: 11660812
    Abstract: A modular system for performing additive manufacturing of an object includes at least two additive manufacturing devices, each having a housing with two slots on lateral sides to accommodate a manufacturing tray; a printer head and axis system; and a movement mechanism. A control module is operatively coupled to each of the at least two additive manufacturing devices. The control module is configured to control the at least two additive manufacturing devices to arrange the manufacturing tray in a first of the at least two additive manufacturing devices; print a part of the object on the manufacturing tray arranged in the first additive manufacturing device; move the manufacturing tray having the partially manufactured object to a second of the at least two additive manufacturing devices; and print a remaining part of the object on the manufacturing tray to complete the additive manufacturing of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Brinter Oy
    Inventors: Tomi Kalpio, Marko Piira
  • Publication number: 20230091230
    Abstract: A system for performing quality analysis for multidimensional printing. The system includes a multidimensional printer, wherein the multidimensional printer comprises a printing head, a printing surface, an axis system and a scale, wherein the scale is arranged to measure weight applied on the printing surface; and a control unit operatively coupled to the multidimensional printer. The control unit is configured to control the printing head to extrude a printing material, to produce a printed object on the printing surface, obtain, from the scale, a weight of the printed object, and store the weight of the printed object in a memory associated with the control unit, compare the weight with a reference weight of the printed object, and control the printing head to stop extrusion of the printing material when the weight is equal to or exceeds the reference weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Brinter Oy
    Inventors: Tomi Kalpio, Marko Piira
  • Publication number: 20210229351
    Abstract: A modular system for performing additive manufacturing of an object includes at least two additive manufacturing devices, each having a housing with two slots on lateral sides to accommodate a manufacturing tray; a printer head and axis system; and a movement mechanism. A control module is operatively coupled to each of the at least two additive manufacturing devices. The control module is configured to control the at least two additive manufacturing devices to arrange the manufacturing tray in a first of the at least two additive manufacturing devices; print a part of the object on the manufacturing tray arranged in the first additive manufacturing device; move the manufacturing tray having the partially manufactured object to a second of the at least two additive manufacturing devices; and print a remaining part of the object on the manufacturing tray to complete the additive manufacturing of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Brinter Oy
    Inventors: Tomi Kalpio, Marko Piira
  • Patent number: 10981328
    Abstract: A modular system for performing additive manufacturing of an object includes at least two additive manufacturing devices, each having a housing with two slots on lateral sides to accommodate a manufacturing tray; a printer head and axis system; and a movement mechanism. A control module is operatively coupled to each of the at least two additive manufacturing devices. The control module is configured to control the at least two additive manufacturing devices to arrange the manufacturing tray in a first of the at least two additive manufacturing devices; print a part of the object on the manufacturing tray arranged in the first additive manufacturing device; move the manufacturing tray having the partially manufactured object to a second of the at least two additive manufacturing devices; and print a remaining part of the object on the manufacturing tray to complete the additive manufacturing of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Brinter Oy
    Inventors: Tomi Kalpio, Marko Piira
  • Publication number: 20200139623
    Abstract: A modular system for performing additive manufacturing of an object includes at least two additive manufacturing devices, each having a housing with two slots on lateral sides to accommodate a manufacturing tray; a printer head and axis system; and a movement mechanism. A control module is operatively coupled to each of the at least two additive manufacturing devices. The control module is configured to control the at least two additive manufacturing devices to arrange the manufacturing tray in a first of the at least two additive manufacturing devices; print a part of the object on the manufacturing tray arranged in the first additive manufacturing device; move the manufacturing tray having the partially manufactured object to a second of the at least two additive manufacturing devices; and print a remaining part of the object on the manufacturing tray to complete the additive manufacturing of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Tomi Kalpio, Marko Piira