Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Paul

Thomas P. Paul 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).

  • Capacitive detector for use in extrusion-based digital manufacturing systems
    Patent number: 8222908
    Abstract: A detector for use in an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, the detector comprising a sense conductive component and an excitation conductive component to define a first gap that is configured to receive a consumable material used in the extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, where the excitation conductive component is configured to generate a first electrical field across the first gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Paul, J. Samuel Batchelder
  • Filament container and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8157202
    Abstract: A container comprising a housing that is configured to rotatably mount a filament supply spool, and a filament guide mechanism mountable within a channel of the housing, where the filament guide mechanism comprises a filament pathway configured to guide the filament from the filament supply spool rotatably mounted in the interior chamber, and a sensor configured to detect the presence of the filament through at least a portion of the filament pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Taatjes, Patrick W. Turley, Martin G. Zalusky, Thomas P. Paul
  • CAPACITIVE DETECTOR FOR USE IN EXTRUSION-BASED DIGITAL MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20110199104
    Abstract: A detector for use in an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, the detector comprising a sense conductive component and an excitation conductive component to define a first gap that is configured to receive a consumable material used in the extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, where the excitation conductive component is configured to generate a first electrical field across the first gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: STRATASYS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Paul, J. Samuel Batchelder
  • FILAMENT CONTAINER AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110180652
    Abstract: A container comprising a housing that is configured to rotatably mount a filament supply spool, and a filament guide mechanism mountable within a channel of the housing, where the filament guide mechanism comprises a filament pathway configured to guide the filament from the filament supply spool rotatably mounted in the interior chamber, and a sensor configured to detect the presence of the filament through at least a portion of the filament pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: STRATASYS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Taatjes, Patrick W. Turley, Martin G. Zalusky, Thomas P. Paul
  • Filament guide mechanism for filament spool container
    Patent number: 7938351
    Abstract: A container comprising a housing that is configured to rotatably mount a filament supply spool, and a filament guide mechanism mountable within a channel of the housing, where the filament guide mechanism comprises a filament pathway configured to guide the filament from the filament supply spool rotatably mounted in the interior chamber, and a sensor configured to detect the presence of the filament through at least a portion of the filament pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Taatjes, Patrick W. Turley, Martin G. Zalusky, Thomas P. Paul
  • FILAMENT GUIDE MECHANISM FOR FILAMENT SPOOL CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20100096485
    Abstract: A container comprising a housing that is configured to rotatably mount a filament supply spool, and a filament guide mechanism mountable within a channel of the housing, where the filament guide mechanism comprises a filament pathway configured to guide the filament from the filament supply spool rotatably mounted in the interior chamber, and a sensor configured to detect the presence of the filament through at least a portion of the filament pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Stratasys, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Taatjes, Patrick W. Turley, Martin G. Zalusky, Thomas P. Paul