US 11,718,035 B2
Customized, wearable 3D printed articles and methods of manufacturing same
Tyler J. Sisk, Cross Plains, WI (US)
Assigned to PRINTER TAILORED, LLC, Germantown, WI (US)
Appl. No. 15/116,871
Filed by Printer Tailored, LLC, Germantown, WI (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 6, 2015, PCT No. PCT/US2015/014817
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 5, 2016,
PCT Pub. No. WO2015/120271, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 13, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/064,337, filed on Oct. 15, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/937,217, filed on Feb. 7, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2016/0349738 A1, Dec. 1, 2016
Int. Cl. B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); G05B 19/4097 (2006.01); B29L 31/48 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 64/386 (2017.08) [B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); G05B 19/4097 (2013.01); B29L 2031/48 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49023 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a customized wearable article comprising:
a) obtaining image data regarding a subject's body or portion thereof, wherein the image data comprises information selected from shape, size, scale and dimension;
b) creating a three dimensional (3D) virtual image of the subject's body or portion thereof using the image data regarding the subject's body or portion thereof;
c) modifying the 3D virtual image in order to augment, reduce, or otherwise change a feature of the subject's body or portion thereof; and
d) utilizing the modified 3D virtual image to create a virtual customized wearable article comprising:
1. selecting a virtual wearable article from an article set;
2. customizing the virtual wearable article utilizing the modified virtual image of the subject of step (c); and
3. printing the virtual customized wearable article using a three dimensional (3D) printer to create the customized wearable article.