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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.s.a., Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kurt Nathan Nordback, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B29C 64/386 (2017.08);
Abstract
The method includes: obtaining a first file of a computer-aided design (CAD) application; identifying, within the first file, a first 3D shape associated with a 3D infill pattern; generating a second file including: a first section specifying the 3D infill pattern; and a second section including instructions describing the first 3D shape filled with multiple instances of the 3D infill pattern by referencing the first section. The first section and the second section are separate in the second file.