New 3D Scanner Could Kick Off Copyright Wars. L'impression 3D, ce sera formidable... s'ils ne foutent pas tout en l'air ! L’impression 3D est en train de naître sous nos yeux.
Demain il sera ainsi possible de reproduire toute sorte d’objets chez nous aussi facilement, ou presque, qu’un texte numérique se couche sur le papier à l’aide de notre bonne vieille imprimante 2D. Les conséquences potentielles de la démocratisation d’un tel outil donnent le vertige et suscitent espoir et enthousiasme parmi les makers du monde entier[1] Pour rappel, l’impression 3D est une technique qui permet de produire un objet réel à partir d’un fichier CAO en le découpant en tranches puis en déposant ou solidifiant de la matière (plastique, cire, métal…) couche par couche pour, en fin de compte, obtenir la pièce terminée. C’est l’empilement de ces couches qui crée un volume. Si le concept et la technologie vous semblent encore un peu obscurs, je vous invite à regarder cette courte vidéo. Pour le moment on se déplace donc chez ceux qui disposent d’une telle imprimante, imprimante encore rudimentaires dans ses possibilités. Can You Really Sue Kickstarter for IP Infringement?
When Formlabs raised $2,945,885 on Kickstarter for its high resolution 3-D printer in October 2012, neither company was expecting a lawsuit.
Still, 3D Systems, one of the biggest names in 3-D printing, sued both companies, accusing them of patent infringement. Debate swept the maker community — a 3-D printed Kickstarter project boycotted 3D Systems, and Formlabs ended up shipping their printers, undaunted by the legal threat. Strong opinions are plentiful, but the novelty of the case leaves many confused. Wired Design asked an attorney, patent agent, and venture capitalist to share their thoughts on the case and what it might mean for the maker movement. “This is an interesting lawsuit, but a bit on the edge,” says Rick Frenkel, a partner at Latham & Watkins who has a background in IP strategy and patent litigation. Frenkel also indicates that Kickstarter is an unusual target. What about Formlabs? “It’s a very interesting patent.” “There are 31 claims in this patent.” Go Back to Top. Patent US20120251688 - Additive manufacturing system and method for printing customized chocolate ... - Google Patents.
This application claims priority to U.S.
About - Ask Patents. Apple recently filed for an "Interactive Map" patent that in every way resembles a collection of technologies and methods known as "Geographic Information Systems" (GIS). 10 minutes of your time can help narrow US patent applications before they become patents.
Follow @askpatents on twitter to help. Claim 1 in particular has been in active use by the GIS community for over 40 years: Likely innovators/publishers(manuals...) /patentees in this vein include Esri, Pitney Bowes and Google. Please help find prior art from June 5th 2012 or earlier. The latest threat to 3D printing: stupid, broad patents. If you’re a 3D printing pioneer with a focus on innovation, patents are probably the last thing on your mind.
And that could be your undoing. While lots of experts have argued that our current patent system is almost irrevocably broken across all industries, it poses a particular problem for young ones like 3D printing. Why? Because 3D printing folk are so busy innovating that they’re not paying enough attention to how existing patents factor into their work. It’s a big problem, but fortunately organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are paying attention to it.”We don’t want the 3D printing industry to become a minefield of patent holders going after tinkerers. 3D Systems Sues Formlabs and Kickstarter for Patent Infringement. Formlab’s Form 1, the subject of 3D Systems’ lawsuit 3D Systems has announced it is bringing suit in Federal District Court against Formlabs and Kickstarter, seeking injunctive relief and damages for alleged infringement of a patent relating to how the startup’s light-based printer operates. 3D Systems v.
Formlabs et. al. STL (file format) Example of STL vs CAD format STL (STereoLithography) is a file format native to the stereolithography CAD software created by 3D Systems.
STL is also known as Standard Tessellation Language.[1] This file format is supported by many other software packages; it is widely used for rapid prototyping and computer-aided manufacturing. STL files describe only the surface geometry of a three-dimensional object without any representation of color, texture or other common CAD model attributes. The STL format specifies both ASCII and binary representations. Binary files are more common, since they are more compact.[2] JT (visualization format) JT is a 3D data format developed by Siemens PLM Software (formerly UGS Corp.)[1] and is used for product visualization, collaboration, and CAD data exchange.
It can contain any combination of approximate (faceted) data, exact boundary representation surfaces (NURBS), Product and Manufacturing Information (PMI), and Metadata (textual attributes) either exported from the native CAD system or inserted by a product data management (PDM) system. It is probably the most widely used 3D visualization format for discrete manufacturing with over 4,000,100 JT-enabled licenses of software in use. JT files are used in product lifecycle management (PLM) software programs and their respective CAD solutions, by engineers and other professionals that need to analyze the geometry of complex products. The format and associated software is structured so that extremely large numbers of components can be quickly loaded, shaded and manipulated in real-time.
Open Packaging Conventions. The Pirate Bay Rolls Out "Physible" Torrents For 3D Printers. Turns out the government and Hollywood have been going after the wrong boogeymen the entire time!
Pirating data and intangible information is so, like, 2011. While the World (Wide Web) held its breath during the Day The Net Went Dark and its lesser-known sibling, The Day MegaUpload Went Down, the notorious swashbucklers at The Pirate Bay introduced what they called "the future of sharing:" Physibles, or digital files that work with 3D printers to create real, physical objects. "We believe that the next step in copying will be made from digital form into physical form," Pirate Bay's blog declared.
"It will be physical objects. Or as we decided to call them: Physibles. 3D Systems Suing Formlabs and Kickstarter for Patent Infringement. 3D Systems, makers of the Cube, a $1,299 hobbyist-level 3D printer, along with considerably more expensive industrial-level 3D printers, has filed what may be the first patent lawsuit in the hobbyist 3D printer market. 3D Systems is claiming that Formlabs, makers of the Form 1 3D printer, is infringing its patent “Simultaneous multiple layer curing in stereolithography.”
The Form 1, unlike most RepRap-style DIY 3D printers that use plastic extrusion to build 3D objects, instead uses stereolithography (SL) technology, where lasers are used to solidify UV curable material in layers. SL technology creates 3D prints that are a much higher resolution than can be achieved by plastic extrusion technology, and makes the Form 1 compete in quality with 3D Systems’ higher-end printers that cost many times more than the Form 1. Neither the Form 1 nor the Cube are open source.