FOUNDER HULL RETIRING FROM VALENCIA-BASED 3D SYSTEMS CORP.Byline: Daily News Charles W. Hull, inventor INVENTOR. One who invents or finds out something. 2. The patent laws of the United States authorize a patent to be issued to the original inventor; if the invention is suggested by another, he is not the inventor within the meaning of those laws; but in that of a process that transforms computer images to solid objects, will retire at the end of this month from Valencia-based 3D Systems Corp., the company he helped found. Hull, vice chairman and chief technology officer for 3D, founded the company with other partners 13 years ago and brought to market an unprecedented product that could transform digital data into physical solid objects, based on imaging technology he invented. His success earned him recognition from the Ernst & Young accounting firm, which named him 1997 Entrepreneur of the Year for High Technology for the greater Los Angeles area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. There are two "official" definitions—the Los Angeles metropolitan area consisting only of the Los Angeles and Orange . He will continue to serve as a consultant to the company and on its board of directors. Today, 3D Systems is a global company with more than 450 employees and is recognized as the worldwide market and technology leader in solid imaging. Its systems are used by a variety of industries - including automotive, aerospace, consumer products, consumer electronics, toys, entertainment and medical - to rapidly produce prototype parts, tooling masters and other objects designed with computer software. ``In addition to breathing life into 3D, Chuck has guided the company from its early start-up days to today,'' Arthur B. Sims, chairman and chief executive officer, said in a statement. ``We are pleased that going forward we will continue to have the benefit of his insights, support and friendship.'' Hull is credited as an inventor on 47 U.S. patents, plus numerous foreign patents. In 1995, he received the Rank Prize, presented by The Rank Foundation at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, in recognition for his development and commercialization of stereolithography The first 3D printing technology, which was pioneered by Chuck Hull of 3D Systems. See 3D printing. . In 1996, he received the William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (body) American Society of Mechanical Engineers - (ASME) A group involved in CAD standardisation. . In 1997, he received the Albert M. Sargent Progress Award by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers The Society of Manufacturing Engineers [1] (SME) is dedicated to bringing people and information together to advance manufacturing knowledge. SME is internationally recognized by manufacturing practitioners, companies and other organizations as a source for information, . Earlier, he had received the Jaquard Award, bestowed by the Numerical Controls numerical control: see computer-aided manufacturing. numerical control (NC) Control of a system or device by direct input of data in the form of numbers, letters, symbols, words, or a combination of these forms. Society. Hull served as president of 3D Systems from 1986 to 1997. Prior to founding 3D Systems, Hull served six years as vice president of engineering at UVP UVP Under Voltage Protection UVP Unique Value Proposition UVP Ultrasonic Vibration Potential UVP Ultraviolet Peroxide Inc. in San Gabriel San Gabriel (săn gā`brēəl), city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. , a systems-manufacturing company. It was at UVP that he first developed and patented the stereolithography solid imaging processes that led to the founding of 3D Systems. Hull was born in Grand Junction Grand Junction, city (1990 pop. 29,034), seat of Mesa co., W Colo., at the junction of the Gunnison and Colorado rivers; inc. 1891. The shipping and processing center of a large ranch and irrigated farm region, it also serves the area's uranium, oil shale, gas, and , Colo. 3D Systems provides solid imaging products and services that allow users to move quickly from three-dimensional designs to finished parts, at a significantly lower cost and higher quality than more traditional methods. The company's systems, through patented stereolithography and 3-D printing technologies, fabricate solid objects from digital input, substantially cutting the time and cost of product development, resulting in shorter time to manufacture and time to market. |
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