Patents by Inventor Thomas Trusk

Thomas Trusk 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).

  • Multidispensor cartesian robotic printer
    Patent number: 9764515
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, compositions, and methods for three-dimensional (3D) printing. An example system includes a plurality dispensers configured to deposit materials from their tips and a printing surface for receiving the materials. The system includes a position sensing detector configured to detect positions of the tips of the dispensers and the location and dimensions of the printing surface. The system includes a robotic positioning device configured to drive the dispensers. The system also includes a control unit configured to receive and map in a 3D space the positions of the tips of the dispensers and the position and dimensions of the printing surface. The control unit is further configured to control the robotic positioning device to drive the dispensers relative to the printing surface in the 3D space, and to independently deposit materials on the printing surface, or on material deposited on the printing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignees: MUSC Foundation for Research Development, Izumi International, Inc., Clemson University
    Inventors: Michael J. Yost, Thomas Trusk, Ying Mei, Michael Chappell, Walter Boylan
  • MULTIDISPENSOR CARTESIAN ROBOTIC PRINTER
    Publication number: 20150375453
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, compositions, and methods for three-dimensional (3D) printing. An example system includes a plurality dispensers configured to deposit materials from their tips and a printing surface for receiving the materials. The system includes a position sensing detector configured to detect positions of the tips of the dispensers and the location and dimensions of the printing surface. The system includes a robotic positioning device configured to drive the dispensers. The system also includes a control unit configured to receive and map in a 3D space the positions of the tips of the dispensers and the position and dimensions of the printing surface. The control unit is further configured to control the robotic positioning device to drive the dispensers relative to the printing surface in the 3D space, and to independently deposit materials on the printing surface, or on material deposited on the printing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Michael J. Yost, Thomas Trusk, Ying Mei, Michael Chappell, Walter Boylan