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- Patent Title: Adding build material to a build material container
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Application No.: US16605608Application Date: 2017-10-05
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Publication No.: US11267202B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Kevin E. Swier , James R. Owen , Brad Benson
- Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: HP Inc. Patent Department
- International Application: PCT/US2017/055280 WO 20171005
- International Announcement: WO2019/070270 WO 20190411
- Main IPC: B29C64/357
- IPC: B29C64/357 ; B29C64/314 ; B29C64/329 ; B29C64/255 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y40/00 ; B29C64/259 ; B29C64/241 ; B33Y30/00

Abstract:
According to one aspect, there is provided a method of adding build material to a rotatable 3D printing build material container having an internal build material storage reservoir, the method comprising: providing a supply of build material to an input port of the container; rotating the container about its rotation axis at a first speed sufficient to cause build material within the container to be centrifugally forced against the outside of the internal storage reservoir.
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