Patents by Inventor William MCKINNON

William MCKINNON 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).

  • Imaging monitoring method and apparatus for fabricating three dimensional models
    Patent number: 9669584
    Abstract: An imaging monitoring system and method for the establishment, monitoring and control of the positions, orientations and operational tolerances of and between the elements of an apparatus for fabricating three dimensional models from successive layers of model and sacrificial materials by capturing and analyzing images of a test patterns created on test surfaces of a three dimension model and elements of a system for fabricating three dimensional models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Solidscape, Inc.
    Inventors: William McKinnon, Ron Sorli, John T. Wigand
  • IMAGING MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS
    Publication number: 20130328227
    Abstract: An imaging monitoring system and method for the establishment, monitoring and control of the positions, orientations and operational tolerances of and between the elements of an apparatus for fabricating three dimensional models from successive layers of model and sacrificial materials by capturing and analyzing images of a test patterns created on test surfaces of a three dimension model and elements of a system for fabricating three dimensional models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: William MCKINNON, Ron SORLI, John T. WIGAND