Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Three-dimensional printer
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Application No.: US15765088Application Date: 2016-01-29
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Publication No.: US11072088B2Publication Date: 2021-07-27
- Inventor: Michael G Monroe , Vladek Kasperchik , Pavel Kornilovich , David A Champion
- Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Mannava & Kang
- International Application: PCT/US2016/015841 WO 20160129
- International Announcement: WO2017/131790 WO 20170803
- Main IPC: B28B1/00
- IPC: B28B1/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B28B11/24 ; B28B17/00 ; B33Y50/02

Abstract:
According to an example, a three-dimensional (3D) printer may include a spreader to spread build material granules into a layer on a build area platform, a pressing die positioned above the layer of spread build material granules, in which the pressing die is to apply pressure onto the layer of build material granules to fragment the build material granules into primary particles to increase the density of the layer of build material granules, and a printhead to selectively deposit a fusing agent between the primary particles of the spread layer of build material granules.
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