US 12,140,927 B2
Outer space digital logistics system
George L. Small, Williamsville, NY (US); James F. van Oss, Buffalo, NY (US); James A. Regenor, Orchard Park, NY (US); Paul K. Guerrier, Orchard Park, NY (US); George Baggs, Hamburg, NY (US); and Jason C. Jones, East Aurora, NY (US)
Assigned to Moog Inc., East Aurora, NY (US)
Filed by Moog Inc., East Aurora, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/498,109.
Application 17/498,109 is a continuation of application No. 15/848,926, filed on Dec. 20, 2017, granted, now 11,204,597.
Application 15/848,926 is a continuation of application No. 15/600,576, filed on May 19, 2017, granted, now 11,107,168, issued on Aug. 31, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/470,428, filed on Mar. 13, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/366,994, filed on Jul. 26, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/339,636, filed on May 20, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0026877 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); G05B 19/4099 (2006.01); G06Q 20/06 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01); G06Q 50/18 (2012.01); G06Q 50/04 (2012.01)
CPC G05B 19/4099 (2013.01) [B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); G06Q 20/065 (2013.01); G06Q 20/389 (2013.01); G06Q 20/4014 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0185 (2013.01); G06Q 50/184 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49007 (2013.01); G06Q 50/04 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/00 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
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1. A method for printing, verifying and authenticating additive manufactured products utilizing a plurality of computing devices, a plurality of additive printers, a distributed transaction register, and an extraterrestrial communication network comprising a plurality of terrestrial transceivers and a plurality of extraterrestrial transceivers, wherein the distributed transaction register comprises a blockchain, a plurality of nodes at different locations each with a copy of a ledger, the method comprising:
receiving, by a first computing device of the plurality of the computing devices, at least one customer requirement for a product;
developing, by said first computing device, from said at least one customer requirement, at least one manufacturing requirement for said product;
generating, by said first computing device, from said manufacturing requirement, a product geometry file and at least one printer parameter;
recording, by said first computing device, a transaction based on said at least one manufacturing requirement to said distributed transaction register;
obtaining, by said first computing device, an output from said distributed transaction register in response to said recording said transaction on said distributed transaction register;
recording, by said first computing device, to said distributed transaction register, a first transaction based on said product geometry file, wherein recording the first transaction further comprises obtaining a first output from said distributed transaction register, wherein said first output is associated with said first transaction based on said product geometry file, wherein said first output includes a first blockchain address;
transmitting, by said first computing device to a second computing device of the plurality of the computing devices, said first output over the extraterrestrial communication network, wherein said transmitting said first output further comprises sending said first output via a terrestrial transceiver of the plurality of the terrestrial transceivers, wherein the second computing device is operable to communicate with said distributed transaction register;
receiving, by said second computing device, said first output via an extraterrestrial transceiver of the plurality of the extraterrestrial transceivers, wherein the second computing device is located in outer space;
in response to receiving said first output, generating, by said second computing device, a unique product code based on said first output of said first transaction;
receiving, by a 3D additive printer of the plurality of the additive printers, said product geometry file and said unique product code, wherein the 3D additive printer is located in the outer space and is connected to said second computing device;
printing, by said 3D additive printer, a product using said product geometry file;
embedding or affixing, by a mechanism of said 3D additive printer, said unique product code to said product;
recording, by said second computing device, to said distributed transaction register, a second transaction based on said printing of said product and said first output, wherein recording said second transaction further comprises obtaining a second output from said distributed transaction register, wherein said second output is associated with said second transaction, wherein said second output includes a second blockchain address;
verifying, by the second computing device, said product with said unique product code and said second output from said second transaction, wherein said product is authenticated based on the verifying.