Patents by Inventor Nicholas Alexander Meisel

Nicholas Alexander Meisel 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 printing vending machine
    Patent number: 9418503
    Abstract: A vending machine for creating a three-dimensional object having an enclosure having an exterior and interior. The interior receives and houses at least one three-dimensional printer. An interface for accepting an instruction associated with an object to be printed and transmitting the instruction to the printer. A storage section for storing a printed object that provides access to the printed part but limits or prohibits access to the interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher B. Williams, Amelia M. Elliott, David Lee McCarthy, Nicholas Alexander Meisel
  • 3D Printing Vending Machine
    Publication number: 20140288699
    Abstract: A vending machine for creating a three-dimensional object having an enclosure having an exterior and interior. The interior receives and houses at least one three-dimensional printer. An interface for accepting an instruction associated with an object to be printed and transmitting the instruction to the printer. A storage section for storing a printed object that provides access to the printed part but limits or prohibits access to the interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher B. Williams, Amelia M. Elliott, David Lee McCarthy, Nicholas Alexander Meisel