Invention Application
- Patent Title: POWDER MASS ESTIMATES DURING POWDER RECOVERY
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Application No.: US16507640Application Date: 2019-07-10
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Publication No.: US20210008800A1Publication Date: 2021-01-14
- Inventor: Eric Scott COLLINS , Michael EWE , Philip J. STALLBAUMER
- 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
- Main IPC: B29C64/357
- IPC: B29C64/357 ; B33Y40/00 ; B33Y50/00 ; B29C64/386 ; B01D46/46 ; B01D46/00

Abstract:
An example of an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a vacuum source to draw gas and a build material from a build process. The apparatus includes a filter to separate the build material from the gas. A filtered portion of the build material is to be deposited on the filter and a collected portion of the build material is to be redirected. The apparatus includes a storage container to receive the collected portion of the build material. The apparatus includes a mass estimation engine to determine a total mass of the build material. The mass estimation engine is to estimate a mass of the filtered portion.
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