Patents by Inventor Steve Seifert

Steve Seifert 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).

  • Datum structure for additively manufactured object removal from build platform
    Patent number: 10589353
    Abstract: An additively manufactured (AM) structure includes a removal plane extending therein defining an object thereabove. The AM structure also includes at least one datum structure coupled relative to the AM structure. Each datum structure includes a vertical reference plane for guiding a cutting element to remove the object from a remaining portion of the AM structure through the removal plane. The vertical reference plane is horizontally coplanar with the removal plane of the AM structure. The datum structures allow for accurate object cuts regardless of whether an AM build platform is horizontal or non-planar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jan Vladimir Schwerdtfeger, Juan Vicente Haro Gonzalez, David Mazzolini, Felix Martin Gerhard Roerig, Steve Seifert
  • DATUM STRUCTURE FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED OBJECT REMOVAL FROM BUILD PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20190118261
    Abstract: An additively manufactured (AM) structure includes a removal plane extending therein defining an object thereabove. The AM structure also includes at least one datum structure coupled relative to the AM structure. Each datum structure includes a vertical reference plane for guiding a cutting element to remove the object from a remaining portion of the AM structure through the removal plane. The vertical reference plane is horizontally coplanar with the removal plane of the AM structure. The datum structures allow for accurate object cuts regardless of whether an AM build platform is horizontal or non-planar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jan Vladimir Schwerdtfeger, Juan Vicente Haro Gonzalez, David Mazzolini, Felix Martin Gerhard Roerig, Steve Seifert