Patents by Inventor Taylor S. Goodman
Taylor S. Goodman 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).
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Patent number: 11571852Abstract: An extruder of a three-dimensional printer may be coupled with one or more filament tubes, each filament tube having its own supply of filament. The extruder may include a drive gear rotatable in a first direction to advance a filament from a filament tube toward at least one extrusion opening defined by the extruder and rotatable in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to advance another filament from a different filament tube toward the at least one extrusion opening defined by the extruder. Also, as one filament is advanced by the drive gear, another filament may be retracted by the drive gear to improve the switching of filaments in a three-dimensional printing process. The extruder may work in conjunction with a filament supply-side drive system that feeds filament into one or more filament tubes, reducing a pull force exerted by the drive gear of the extruder.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Samuel Holland, Mark Waller, Carlos Fernandez Arreola, Mark Palmer, Taylor S. Goodman, Kevin C. Rand
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Publication number: 20220355538Abstract: A multi-extruder includes a passive height control mechanism that adjusts the relative height of its extruders without the use of additional, active components. Further, the height control mechanism may employ ramped control surfaces that mitigate noise and vibration by gradually transferring vertical loads while transferring from one active extruder to another.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Taylor S. Goodman, Christopher James Yarka
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Patent number: 11413807Abstract: A multi-extruder includes a passive height control mechanism that adjusts the relative height of its extruders without the use of additional, active components. Further, the height control mechanism may employ ramped control surfaces that mitigate noise and vibration by gradually transferring vertical loads while transferring from one active extruder to another.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Taylor S. Goodman, Christopher James Yarka
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Publication number: 20200086566Abstract: A multi-extruder includes a passive height control mechanism that adjusts the relative height of its extruders without the use of additional, active components. Further, the height control mechanism may employ ramped control surfaces that mitigate noise and vibration by gradually transferring vertical loads while transferring from one active extruder to another.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Taylor S. Goodman, Christopher James Yarka
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Publication number: 20200001590Abstract: An extruder of a three-dimensional printer may be coupled with one or more filament tubes, each filament tube having its own supply of filament. The extruder may include a drive gear rotatable in a first direction to advance a filament from a filament tube toward at least one extrusion opening defined by the extruder and rotatable in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to advance another filament from a different filament tube toward the at least one extrusion opening defined by the extruder. Also, as one filament is advanced by the drive gear, another filament may be retracted by the drive gear to improve the switching of filaments in a three-dimensional printing process. The extruder may work in conjunction with a filament supply-side drive system that feeds filament into one or more filament tubes, reducing a pull force exerted by the drive gear of the extruder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Samuel Holland, Mark Waller, Carlos Fernandez Arreola, Mark Palmer, Taylor S. Goodman, Kevin C. Rand
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Publication number: 20170190109Abstract: An extruder of a three-dimensional printer may be coupled with one or more filament tubes, each filament tube having its own supply of filament. The extruder may include a drive gear rotatable in a first direction to advance a filament from a filament tube toward at least one extrusion opening defined by the extruder and rotatable in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to advance another filament from a different filament tube toward the at least one extrusion opening defined by the extruder. Also, as one filament is advanced by the drive gear, another filament may be retracted by the drive gear to improve the switching of filaments in a three-dimensional printing process. The extruder may work in conjunction with a filament supply-side drive system that feeds filament into one or more filament tubes, reducing a pull force exerted by the drive gear of the extruder.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Samuel Holland, Mark Waller, Carlos Fernandez Arreola, Mark Palmer, Taylor S. Goodman, Kevin C. Rand
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Patent number: 9555585Abstract: A three-dimensional printer uses its extruder and build platform to properly orient the build platform within a working volume. In a multi-point leveling operation, the extruder is moved to the z-axis origin at a number of x-y positions within the plane of the build platform, and the height of the build platform is adjusted to meet the extruder at the origin. If the build platform is a meltable material such as a plastic, then this leveling process must be performed while the extruder is cool. A homing operation may be performed periodically after leveling in order to realign the z-axis positions of the build platform and extruder. A non-meltable contact point may be usefully provided so that homing can be performed while the extruder is hot, such as immediately before a build or between a number of builds.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Taylor S. Goodman, Mark Waller, Aljosa Kemperle
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Patent number: 9418424Abstract: A three-dimensional scanner uses a rotatable mounting structure to secure a laser line source in a manner that permits rotation of a projected laser line about an axis of the laser, along with movement of the laser through an arc in order to conveniently position and orient the resulting laser line. Where the laser scanner uses a turntable or the like, a progressive calibration scheme may be employed with a calibration fixture to calibrate a camera, a turntable, and a laser for coordinated use as a three-dimensional scanner. Finally, parameters for a scan may be automatically created to control, e.g., laser intensity and camera exposure based on characteristics of a scan subject such as surface characteristics or color gradient.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Taylor S. Goodman, William B. Buel, Vishnu Anantha, Robert J. Steiner
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Publication number: 20160136900Abstract: A three-dimensional printer uses its extruder and build platform to properly orient the build platform within a working volume. In a multi-point leveling operation, the extruder is moved to the z-axis origin at a number of x-y positions within the plane of the build platform, and the height of the build platform is adjusted to meet the extruder at the origin. If the build platform is a meltable material such as a plastic, then this leveling process must be performed while the extruder is cool. A homing operation may be performed periodically after leveling in order to realign the z-axis positions of the build platform and extruder. A non-meltable contact point may be usefully provided so that homing can be performed while the extruder is hot, such as immediately before a build or between a number of builds.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Taylor S. Goodman, Mark Waller, Aljosa Kemperle
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Patent number: 9248600Abstract: A three-dimensional printer uses its extruder and build platform to properly orient the build platform within a working volume. In a multi-point leveling operation, the extruder is moved to the z-axis origin at a number of x-y positions within the plane of the build platform, and the height of the build platform is adjusted to meet the extruder at the origin. If the build platform is a meltable material such as a plastic, then this leveling process must be performed while the extruder is cool. A homing operation may be performed periodically after leveling in order to realign the z-axis positions of the build platform and extruder. A non-meltable contact point may be usefully provided so that homing can be performed while the extruder is hot, such as immediately before a build or between a number of builds.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Taylor S. Goodman, Mark Waller, Aljosa Kemperle
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Publication number: 20150343688Abstract: A three-dimensional printer uses its extruder and build platform to properly orient the build platform within a working volume. In a multi-point leveling operation, the extruder is moved to the z-axis origin at a number of x-y positions within the plane of the build platform, and the height of the build platform is adjusted to meet the extruder at the origin. If the build platform is a meltable material such as a plastic, then this leveling process must be performed while the extruder is cool. A homing operation may be performed periodically after leveling in order to realign the z-axis positions of the build platform and extruder. A non-meltable contact point may be usefully provided so that homing can be performed while the extruder is hot, such as immediately before a build or between a number of builds.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Taylor S. Goodman, Mark Waller, Aljosa Kemperle
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Patent number: D737346Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Vishnu Anantha, Jackson Seidenberg, Taylor S. Goodman, William B. Buel, Kevin C. Rand
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Patent number: D737347Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Vishnu Anantha, Jackson Seidenberg, Taylor S. Goodman, Marguerite Siboni, Amanda I. Couto, William B. Buel
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Patent number: D740863Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Aljosa Kemperle, Taylor S. Goodman, Samuel Holland, Jackson Seidenberg, Vishnu Anantha, William B. Buel, Jonah Gold, Bryan Vaccaro
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Patent number: D745069Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Aljosa Kemperle, Taylor S. Goodman, Samuel Holland, Jackson Seidenberg, Vishnu Anantha, William B. Buel
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Patent number: D746881Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Vishnu Anantha, Jackson Seidenberg, Taylor S. Goodman, William B. Buel, Marguerite Siboni, Kevin C. Rand, Peter Joseph Schmehl, Jonah Gold, Bryan Vaccaro
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Patent number: D747374Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Vishnu Anantha, Jackson Seidenberg, Taylor S. Goodman, William B. Buel, Jack W. Poon, Aljosa Kemperle
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Patent number: D749153Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Vishnu Anantha, Jackson Seidenberg, Taylor S. Goodman, William B Buel, Marguerite Siboni, Kevin C. Rand, Peter Joseph Schmehl
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Patent number: D749154Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Aljosa Kemperle, Taylor S. Goodman, Samuel Holland, Jackson Seidenberg, Vishnu Anantha, William B. Buel, Jonah Gold, Bryan Vaccaro
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Patent number: D749155Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLCInventors: Aljosa Kemperle, Taylor S. Goodman, Samuel Holland, Jackson Seidenberg, Vishnu Anantha, William B. Buel