I was looking to have a design for a ring made. Basically like the link included below. Gear Ring Any help would be greatly appreciated.
That's a patented item - not just the design, but the workings, as in 'an invention' - good luck to anyone who takes this on.
Sad really as it's a very simple design (too simple for a patent?). Not sure if the tolerances allow for it to be printed. A design just with cogs as decoration (not functional/moving) would be ok I guess. But the best idea is to come up with an idea that has not been done before.
It is not just a design, but a mechanism utilising a silimar geared setup to a planet gear set. And even if your Googlefu is mediocre, you will find court cases bought by the patent holders against copiers.
I'd either make it myself (IE, personal use), so that's what the OP needs to do. Or make it different. As you said, it's a planet mechanism (how this is patentable, I've no idea, orbital gears exist else where). PS, they are over 2000 years old. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicyclic_gearing So make one without them.
This was available awhile back on Grabcad Geared Ring - Kinematic Rev8- Drilled If you Google it the links are dead.
Probably because it's put up publicly. AFAIK there is nothing stopping you from making one for and by yourself, just not viable by or for anyone else. Try for a different design, you never know, you might make something better!