Patents by Inventor PAUL HESLINGA

PAUL HESLINGA 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).

  • Method and apparatus for cutting mosaic tile
    Patent number: 10195767
    Abstract: A mosaic tile design and manufacturing system is comprised of a mosaic design application, a network server and a tile cutting apparatus. A mosaic artist can use the mosaic design application to specify the placement, color and shapes of a plurality of mosaic tile comprising a mosaic design. The tile shapes can be a combination of standard and non-standard shapes, and the design tool can generate instructions that can be applied by the server to the tile cutting apparatus to control the cutting apparatus to make custom tile cuts that result in a tile with a non-standard shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Artaic, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Acworth, Paul Heslinga, Stephen Nestinger, Alan Argondizza
  • METHOD & APPARATUS FOR CUTTING MOSAIC TILE
    Publication number: 20170120479
    Abstract: A mosaic tile design and manufacturing system is comprised of a mosaic design application, a network server and a tile cutting apparatus. A mosaic artist can use the mosaic design application to specify the placement, color and shapes of a plurality of mosaic tile comprising a mosaic design. The tile shapes can be a combination of standard and non-standard shapes, and the design tool can generate instructions that can be applied by the server to the tile cutting apparatus to control the cutting apparatus to make custom tile cuts that result in a tile with a non-standard shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: EDWARD ACWORTH, PAUL HESLINGA, STEPHEN NESTINGER, ALAN ARGONDIZZA