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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
JOSTENS INC	7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 400 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435

International Classification(s)

• B23P:OTHER WORKING OF METAL; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVE....
• G06F:ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
• A44C:JEWELLERY; BRACELETS; OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS; C....

• 2013 Application Filing Year
• B23P Class
• 1216 Applications Filed
• 880 Patents Issued To-Date
• 72.37 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Carbonera, Carlos D	St. Paul, US	12	204
# of filed Patents : 12 Total Citations : 204
Malinin, Yuriy	Edina, US	29	752
# of filed Patents : 29 Total Citations : 752

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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
September 06, 2016	US,9434035,B2   US9434035B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
December 19, 2013	US,20130333181,A1   US20130333181A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

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US Patent No: 9434035

System and method for embellishment placement

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Abstract

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A method for embellishment placement is provided. More specifically, an automated method for determining placement of embellishments for an item, such as a jewelry item, is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises, determining and setting values for parameters, creating offsets along a portion of the item to be embellished, setting points along the offsets, randomizing the points, adding decorative features to the item, and eliminating points based on the parameter values. After points violating the parameter values have been eliminated, the remaining points comprise positions for embellishments.

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