Patents by Inventor Robert S. Howe

Robert S. Howe 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).

  • Methods and systems for non-destructive analysis of objects and production of replica objects
    Patent number: 9818383
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method including rotating a rotatable surface with an object positioned thereon to a plurality of angular positions. The method also includes capturing, via an x-ray microtomography device at each of the plurality of angular positions, a tomograph of the object. The method also includes summing each tomograph of the object to create a three-dimensional image of the object. The method also includes using an additive manufacturing machine to create a three-dimensional replica of the object using the three-dimensional image of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: University of Connecticut
    Inventors: Sina Shahbazmohamadi, Robert S. Howe, Richard Bass
  • Methods and Systems for Non-Destructive Analysis of Objects and Production of Replica Objects
    Publication number: 20160025657
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method including rotating a rotatable surface with an object positioned thereon to a plurality of angular positions. The method also includes capturing, via an x-ray microtomography device at each of the plurality of angular positions, a tomograph of the object. The method also includes summing each tomograph of the object to create a three-dimensional image of the object. The method also includes using an additive manufacturing machine to create a three-dimensional replica of the object using the three-dimensional image of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Sina Shahbazmohamadi, Robert S. Howe, Richard Bass