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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2023
Protolabs, Inc., Maple Plain, MN (US);
Austin Perry, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Joshua Knutson, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Robert Ford, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Samuel Bosak, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Shuji Usui, Maple Plain, MN (US);
PROTOLABS, INC., Maple Plain, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for structured part quoting. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory, configured to receive part data from a user and generate a part model and a print for manufacture. The apparatus verifies an alignment datum and determines a machinability datum, and identifies any unmanufacturable features in the part. Based on this information, the apparatus generates a manufacturing quote using a first quoting process and an alternate manufacturing quote using a second quoting process, taking into consideration the machinability datum and the identification of any unmanufacturable features.