Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,831,640
· Confirmation No. 9132
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCULPTING VIRTUAL OBJECTS IN A HAPTIC VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT
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| 2004-04-01 | LET. |
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Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
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Inventors
Loren Shih
Cambridge, MA
Walter A. Aviles
San Diego, CA
Thomas H. Massie
Windham, NH
Walter C. Shannon III
West Newton, MA
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
345/419
G06F3/016
B33Y80/00
G06F3/017
G06F3/0346
G06F3/03545
G06F3/038
G06F2203/013
G06T19/20
G06T2200/24
G06T2210/28
G06T2219/2021
Prosecution
- Examiner
- SANTIAGO, ENRIQUE L
- Art Unit
- 2671
- Customer No.
- 24280
- Docket No.
- 2010508-0015
- Confirmation No.
- 9132
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20030128208A1
- Pub. Date
- 2003-07-10
Patent Term Adjustment
-78days
Parent
is a Continuation of
→
App. 09/347,637
· US 6,552,722
Filed 1999-07-06
· Patented Case
Parent
is a Continuation in-part of
→
App. 09/340,875
· US 6,421,048
Filed 1999-06-28
· Patented Case
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 60/093,304
Filed 1998-07-17
· Provisional Application Expired
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 11/487,948
· US 7,259,761
Filed 2006-07-17
· Patented Case
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 10/844,257
· US 7,102,635
Filed 2004-05-12
· Patented Case
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 11/840,491
· US 7,889,195
Filed 2007-08-17
· Patented Case
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2021-08-26
from
3D SYSTEMS, INC.
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2019-02-27
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2012-09-25
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2005-05-23
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2004-12-16
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Quick Facts
- Patent No.
- US 6,831,640
- App. No.
- 10/375,517
- Filed
- 2003-02-26
- Granted
- 2004-12-14
- Pub. No.
- US20030128208A1
- Examiner
- SANTIAGO, ENRIQUE L
- Art Unit
- 2671
- PTA
- -78 days
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