Patents by Inventor Michael Andrew Kovalcik

Michael Andrew Kovalcik 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).

  • System and method for three-dimensional printing
    Patent number: 9993873
    Abstract: A system and method for three-dimensional printing are provided. One three-dimensional printing system includes a first printing surface configured to hold a first three-dimensional object. The three-dimensional printing system also includes a second printing surface configured to hold a second three-dimensional object. The three-dimensional printing system includes at least one printing head disposed adjacent to the first and second printing surfaces for printing the first and second three-dimensional objects. A vertical position of the first printing surface is controlled independently from a vertical position of the second printing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Kovalcik, Eric Alan Estill, Donnell Eugene Crear
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20130316081
    Abstract: A system and method for three-dimensional printing are provided. One three-dimensional printing system includes a first printing surface configured to hold a first three-dimensional object. The three-dimensional printing system also includes a second printing surface configured to hold a second three-dimensional object. The three-dimensional printing system includes at least one printing head disposed adjacent to the first and second printing surfaces for printing the first and second three-dimensional objects. A vertical position of the first printing surface is controlled independently from a vertical position of the second printing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Kovalcik, Eric Alan Estill, Donnell Eugene Crear