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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2022
Makeblock Hongkong Holding Limited, Hong Kong, CN;
Daniel Shapiro, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Mark Gosselin, Seattle, WA (US);
Therese Seldon, Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin Mcvey, Seattle, WA (US);
Penelope Ackerman, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Natkin, Seattle, WA (US);
Bonny P. Lau, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan Daniel Park, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel Martinec, Kirkland, WA (US);
MAKEBLOCK HONGKONG HOLDING LIMITED, Hongkong, CN;
Abstract
Systems and methods disclosed herein include one or more computing devices configured to obtain one or more images of a material that has been placed at least partially within a CNC machine, where the one or more images are captured via one or more sensors associated with the CNC machine, determine one or more edges of the material based on the one or more images of the material, and determine whether the material can accommodate one or more placements of a design on the material based at least in part on the one or more edges of the material. Some embodiments additionally or alternatively include determining one or more material margins based on the one or more material edges, and determining whether the material can accommodate one or more placements of a design on the material based at least in part on the one or more material margins.