Patents by Inventor Thomas Lepore

Thomas Lepore 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).

  • INTER-USER MESSAGING IN A MULTI-USER FABRICATION PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20200282717
    Abstract: An interactive platform supports multi-user participation in a shared virtual workspace to prepare and schedule virtual print trays for printing on a three-dimensional (3D) printer or other fabrication resource. Computerized models may be automatically positioned within the print tray, manually positioned within the print tray, or some combination of these. After objects are placed in the virtual workspace users may be given identity-based control of the print tray including, e.g., identity-specific capabilities for viewing, modifying or removing objects within the print tray. The platform may also provide an interactive environment including a communications platform for sharing comments among users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Grant Thomas-Lepore, Blake Zachary Courter, Roger Rudolf S. Maranan
  • Multi-user access to fabrication resources
    Patent number: 10696038
    Abstract: An interactive platform supports multi-user participation in a shared virtual workspace to prepare and schedule virtual print trays for printing on a three-dimensional (3D) printer or other fabrication resource. Computerized models may be automatically positioned within the print tray, manually positioned within the print tray, or some combination of these. After objects are placed in the virtual workspace users may be given identity-based control of the print tray including, e.g., identity-specific capabilities for viewing, modifying or removing objects within the print tray. This permits improved control over aspects of interest to particular users including, e.g., security, object orientation, priority, fabrication speed, fabrication cost, and so forth within a shared fabrication environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.
    Inventors: Grant Thomas-Lepore, Blake Zachary Courter, Roger Rudolf S. Maranan
  • MULTI-USER ACCESS TO FABRICATION RESOURCES
    Publication number: 20170173888
    Abstract: An interactive platform supports multi-user participation in a shared virtual workspace to prepare and schedule virtual print trays for printing on a three-dimensional (3D) printer or other fabrication resource. Computerized models may be automatically positioned within the print tray, manually positioned within the print tray, or some combination of these. After objects are placed in the virtual workspace users may be given identity-based control of the print tray including, e.g., identity-specific capabilities for viewing, modifying or removing objects within the print tray. This permits improved control over aspects of interest to particular users including, e.g., security, object orientation, priority, fabrication speed, fabrication cost, and so forth within a shared fabrication environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Grant Thomas-Lepore, Blake Zachary Courter, Roger Rudolf S. Maranan
  • USER-DEPENDENT VIEWS OF A SHARED PRINT TRAY
    Publication number: 20170173889
    Abstract: An interactive platform supports multi-user participation in a shared virtual workspace to prepare and schedule virtual print trays for printing on a three-dimensional (3D) printer or other fabrication resource. Computerized models may be automatically positioned within the print tray, manually positioned within the print tray, or some combination of these. After objects are placed in the virtual workspace users may be given identity-based control of the print tray including, e.g., identity-specific capabilities for viewing, modifying or removing objects within the print tray. This permits improved control over aspects of interest to particular users including, e.g., security, object orientation, priority, fabrication speed, fabrication cost, and so forth within a shared fabrication environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Grant Thomas-Lepore, Blake Zachary Courter, Roger Rudolf S. Maranan
  • Layered Personalization
    Publication number: 20120327084
    Abstract: A computer system includes a three-dimensional model of an object such as a piece of jewelry. The model is divided into multiple layers, each of which contains one or more components of the object. Each layer is associated with one or more attribute types, each of which is associated with a corresponding plurality of possible attribute values. The system pre-renders each layer with each possible attribute type and each possible attribute value for that type and layer. The resulting layer renderings may be combined with each other to produce personalized renderings of the entire object without the need to pre-render all possible combinations of attribute values. Responsibility for rendering the layers and the final complete object personalization may be divided between client and server in a variety of ways to increase efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Grant Thomas-Lepore, Iwao Hatanaka, Murali Menon
  • Layered personalization
    Patent number: 8194069
    Abstract: A computer system includes a three-dimensional model of an object such as a piece of jewelry. The model is divided into multiple layers, each of which contains one or more components of the object. Each layer is associated with one or more attribute types, each of which is associated with a corresponding plurality of possible attribute values. The system pre-renders each layer with each possible attribute type and each possible attribute value for that type and layer. The resulting layer renderings may be combined with each other to produce personalized renderings of the entire object without the need to pre-render all possible combinations of attribute values. Responsibility for rendering the layers and the final complete object personalization may be divided between client and server in a variety of ways to increase efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Gemvara, Inc.
    Inventors: Grant Thomas-Lepore, Iwao Hatanaka, Murali Menon
  • Layered Personalization
    Publication number: 20110216062
    Abstract: A computer system includes a three-dimensional model of an object such as a piece of jewelry. The model is divided into multiple layers, each of which contains one or more components of the object. Each layer is associated with one or more attribute types, each of which is associated with a corresponding plurality of possible attribute values. The system pre-renders each layer with each possible attribute type and each possible attribute value for that type and layer. The resulting layer renderings may be combined with each other to produce personalized renderings of the entire object without the need to pre-render all possible combinations of attribute values. Responsibility for rendering the layers and the final complete object personalization may be divided between client and server in a variety of ways to increase efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Grant Thomas-Lepore, Iwao Hatanaka, Murall Menon
  • Layered Personalization
    Publication number: 20100169059
    Abstract: A computer system includes a three-dimensional model of an object such as a piece of jewelry. The model is divided into multiple layers, each of which contains one or more components of the object. Each layer is associated with one or more attribute types, each of which is associated with a corresponding plurality of possible attribute values. The system pre-renders each layer with each possible attribute type and each possible attribute value for that type and layer. The resulting layer renderings may be combined with each other to produce personalized renderings of the entire object without the need to pre-render all possible combinations of attribute values. Responsibility for rendering the layers and the final complete object personalization may be divided between client and server in a variety of ways to increase efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Grant Thomas-Lepore, Iwao Hatanaka, Murali Menon
  • Method and system for information communication between potential positionees and positionors
    Publication number: 20030009437
    Abstract: A computer program and method are disclosed for matching a potential positionee and potential positionor. The potential positionee is provided with a positionee information entry interface for entering positionee information comprising the potential positionee's actual qualifications. The positionee information is stored in a database. Matching is accomplished by providing the potential positionor with a positionor information entry interface for electronically entering positionor information comprising at least one target qualification for a position, the positionor information being stored in the database. Matching is based on determining whether the positionee information correlates with the positionor information. A correlated information list is created. The correlated information is presented for review. Code sections of the computer program preferably accomplish these and other tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Margaret Seiler, Thomas Revane, Daniel Ambrecht, William Backs, William Bailey, Andrew Bennett, Larry Books, James Bremenkamp, Brad Brown, Rodger Campbell, Ten-Hung Chu, Michael Cooney, Mitchell Daniels, Rory Dickinson, Martin Donnelly, Ann Fish, Sandra Gates, Sandra Grepling, Michael Gulino, William Harrison, Steven Holman, Douglas Horton, Raymond Jackson, Simon Jin, Christopher Jones, Gunter Kalogridis, Paul Kreiner, Breck Kuhnke, Louis Lembcke, Timothy Lenning, Thomas Lepore, Gary Mayer, Joseph Mindock, Karl Moulton, Brent Peebles, Denise Pike, Andrzej Placzek, Timoty Saar, Mark Schlosser, Susan Schumerth, Scott Sellers, Andrew Sutter, Korol Taylor, Eric Toennies, William Vonderhaar, M. John Way, Lisa Winfrey, Carol Yanowitz, Youan Zeng, Mark Zgarrick, Saptarshi Kateata, Angel Li