Patents by Inventor Shawn Koop

Shawn Koop 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).

  • FILAMENT DRIVE MECHANISM FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRINTING 3D PART
    Publication number: 20220016837
    Abstract: A filament drive mechanism for use with an additive manufacturing system includes at least first and second drives. Each drive includes a first rotatable shaft and a second rotatable shaft engaged with the first rotatable shaft in a counter rotational configuration. Each drive includes a pair of filament engagement elements, one on each rotatable shaft, and positioned on opposing sides of the filament path with a gap therebetween so as to engage a filament provided in the filament path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Matt PeKarna, Shawn Koop, Peter Schuller, Jordan Nadeau, David Alvig