Patents by Inventor Thomas Eugene CARVER

Thomas Eugene CARVER 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).

  • Device fabrication using 3D printing
    Patent number: 10946579
    Abstract: A fabrication process includes: 1) forming an object by 3D printing; 2) smoothing the object by applying a gel to the object to coat at least a portion of the object with a film of the gel; 3) subjecting the object coated with the film to vacuum; and 4) curing the film to yield the object coated with the cured film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Olav Solgaard, Nina Vaidya, Thomas Eugene Carver
  • DEVICE FABRICATION USING 3D PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180319110
    Abstract: A fabrication process includes: 1) forming an object by 3D printing; 2) smoothing the object by applying a gel to the object to coat at least a portion of the object with a film of the gel; 3) subjecting the object coated with the film to vacuum; and 4) curing the film to yield the object coated with the cured film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Olav SOLGAARD, Nina VAIDYA, Thomas Eugene CARVER