公开(公告)号：US11731351B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17830917

申请日：2022-06-02

Applicant: Icon Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jason D. Ballard ,  Michael McDaniel ,  Evan Jensen ,  Alex LeRoux

IPC: B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B29C64/314 ,  B29C64/329 ,  B29C64/232 ,  B29C64/209 ,  B29C64/236 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B29C64/25 ,  B33Y40/10 ,  B64G1/16 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B29C64/165

CPC classification number: B29C64/165 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B29C64/209 ,  B29C64/232 ,  B29C64/236 ,  B29C64/25 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B29C64/314 ,  B29C64/329 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/10 ,  B64G1/16

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are provided for launching, deploying and moving mobility platforms used to produce a three-dimensional product using additive printing. The product, or object, is made by collecting materials in-situ at an off-Earth celestial body. A sintering apparatus, such as a laser, is used to consolidate the planetary regrowth into a solid object. The apparatus can receive power, and can apply heat to assist in the consolidation process. The apparatus is moveable to the build site, and includes a print head having a collector for receiving collected materials, a conditioner for sintering and heating the collected materials, and an extruder, specifically a slip form opening in which the materials can be dispersed over the surface of the extraterrestrial body where the powder form of the conditioned materials are sintered, fused, or consolidated into a hard solid bead of material.

公开(公告)号：US20220009162A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US17308667

申请日：2021-05-05

Applicant: Icon Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jason D. Ballard ,  Michael McDaniel ,  Evan Jensen ,  Alex LeRoux

IPC: B29C64/165 ,  B29C64/329 ,  B29C64/209 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B29C64/232 ,  B29C64/236 ,  B29C64/314 ,  B29C64/25 ,  B64G1/16 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/10

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are provided for launching, deploying and moving mobility platforms used to produce a three-dimensional product using additive printing. The product, or object, is made by collecting materials in-situ at an off-Earth celestial body. A sintering apparatus, such as a laser, is used to consolidate the planetary regrowth into a solid object. The apparatus can receive power, and can apply heat to assist in the consolidation process. The apparatus is moveable to the build site, and includes a print head having a collector for receiving collected materials, a conditioner for sintering and heating the collected materials, and an extruder, specifically a slip form opening in which the materials can be dispersed over the surface of the extraterrestrial body where the powder form of the conditioned materials are sintered, fused, or consolidated into a hard solid bead of material.

公开(公告)号：US20240058986A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18109823

申请日：2023-02-14

Applicant: ICON Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Alexander Le Roux ,  Evan Jensen ,  Matthew Middle Name Carli ,  Michael McDaniel ,  Kunal Kupwade-Patil

IPC: B28B1/00 ,  B28C7/02 ,  B28C5/08

CPC classification number: B28B1/001 ,  B28C7/02 ,  B28C5/0893 ,  B33Y30/00

Abstract: Techniques for additive construction of structures and production of additive construction materials are described, including a 3D printing assembly including a container configured to store a material, a mixer configured to mix the material to provide an extrudable mix including cementitious material, and a dispenser configured to receive the flowable mix from the mixer and to provide the flowable mix under one or more controlled parameters to form a structure, and a controller configured to receive a value associated with a material property parameter of the material, to generate a mixture by inputting the value into a machine learning algorithm, the mixture being generated using, by the controller, another value associated with a control parameter configured to control operation of the 3D printing assembly, and using the 3D printing assembly to print a structure using the mixture.

公开(公告)号：US20220305728A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17830917

申请日：2022-06-02

Applicant: Icon Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jason D. Ballard ,  Michael McDaniel ,  Evan Jensen ,  Alex LeRoux

IPC: B29C64/165 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B29C64/314 ,  B29C64/329 ,  B29C64/232 ,  B29C64/209 ,  B29C64/236 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B29C64/25 ,  B33Y40/10 ,  B64G1/16

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are provided for launching, deploying and moving mobility platforms used to produce a three-dimensional product using additive printing. The product, or object, is made by collecting materials in-situ at an off-Earth celestial body. A sintering apparatus, such as a laser, is used to consolidate the planetary regrowth into a solid object. The apparatus can receive power, and can apply heat to assist in the consolidation process. The apparatus is moveable to the build site, and includes a print head having a collector for receiving collected materials, a conditioner for sintering and heating the collected materials, and an extruder, specifically a slip form opening in which the materials can be dispersed over the surface of the extraterrestrial body where the powder form of the conditioned materials are sintered, fused, or consolidated into a hard solid bead of material.

公开(公告)号：US20240198585A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18236103

申请日：2023-08-21

Applicant: ICON Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jason D. Ballard ,  Michael McDaniel ,  Evan Jensen ,  Alex Le Roux

IPC: B29C64/165 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B29C64/209 ,  B29C64/232 ,  B29C64/236 ,  B29C64/25 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B29C64/314 ,  B29C64/329 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/10 ,  B64G1/16

CPC classification number: B29C64/165 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B29C64/209 ,  B29C64/232 ,  B29C64/236 ,  B29C64/25 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B29C64/314 ,  B29C64/329 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/10 ,  B64G1/16

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are provided for launching, deploying and moving mobility platforms used to produce a three-dimensional product using additive printing. The product, or object, is made by collecting materials in-situ at an off-Earth celestial body. A sintering apparatus, such as a laser, is used to consolidate the planetary regrowth into a solid object. The apparatus can receive power, and can apply heat to assist in the consolidation process. The apparatus is moveable to the build site, and includes a print head having a collector for receiving collected materials, a conditioner for sintering and heating the collected materials, and an extruder, specifically a slip form opening in which the materials can be dispersed over the surface of the extraterrestrial body where the powder form of the conditioned materials are sintered, fused, or consolidated into a hard solid bead of material.

公开(公告)号：US11858852B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17556865

申请日：2021-12-20

Applicant: Icon Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Kunal Kupwade-Patil ,  Michael McDaniel ,  Thao Hien Nguyen ,  Theodore Cera ,  Alexander Le Roux ,  Jason Ballard

IPC: C04B35/195 ,  C04B35/653 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B28B1/00 ,  B33Y40/00

CPC classification number: C04B35/195 ,  B28B1/001 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  C04B35/653 ,  C04B2235/3481 ,  C04B2235/442 ,  C04B2235/6021 ,  C04B2235/6026

Abstract: Systems and methods for preparing a three-dimensional printing material derived from aluminosilicate material are provided. The method includes the steps of heating an amount of aluminosilicate powder to a temperature between approximately 1,100° C. and approximately 1,750° C. to form a molten aluminosilicate material; maintaining the molten aluminosilicate material at a temperature between approximately 1,100° C. and approximately 1,750° C. between about one minute and approximately 45 minutes; extruding molten aluminosilicate material through a nozzle to form an elongated bead of molten aluminosilicate material; and cooling the molten aluminosilicate material to form a hardened aluminosilicate material. Once hardened, the aluminosilicate material includes between about 50% and 90% feldspar and demonstrates a strength of between about 5,000 psi and 30,000 psi. The systems and methods enable the construction of structures using raw, in-situ natural resources without the need for additives to adjust or modify the viscosity of the molten material prior to extrusion or printing.

公开(公告)号：US20220242794A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17556865

申请日：2021-12-20

Applicant: Icon Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Kunal Kupwade-Patil ,  Michael McDaniel ,  Thao Hien Nguyen ,  Theodore Cera ,  Alexander Le Roux ,  Jason Ballard

IPC: C04B35/195 ,  C04B35/653 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B28B1/00

Abstract: Systems and methods for preparing a three-dimensional printing material derived from aluminosilicate material are provided. The method includes the steps of heating an amount of aluminosilicate powder to a temperature between approximately 1,100° C. and approximately 1,750° C. to form a molten aluminosilicate material; maintaining the molten aluminosilicate material at a temperature between approximately 1,100° C. and approximately 1,750° C. between about one minute and approximately 45 minutes; extruding molten aluminosilicate material through a nozzle to form an elongated bead of molten aluminosilicate material; and cooling the molten aluminosilicate material to form a hardened aluminosilicate material. Once hardened, the aluminosilicate material includes between about 50% and 90% feldspar and demonstrates a strength of between about 5,000 psi and 30,000 psi. The systems and methods enable the construction of structures using raw, in-situ natural resources without the need for additives to adjust or modify the viscosity of the molten material prior to extrusion or printing.

公开(公告)号：US11383436B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US17308667

申请日：2021-05-05

Applicant: Icon Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jason D. Ballard ,  Michael McDaniel ,  Evan Jensen ,  Alex LeRoux

IPC: B29C64/165 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B29C64/314 ,  B29C64/329 ,  B29C64/232 ,  B29C64/209 ,  B29C64/236 ,  B29C64/268 ,  B29C64/25 ,  B33Y40/10 ,  B64G1/16

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are provided for launching, deploying and moving mobility platforms used to produce a three-dimensional product using additive printing. The product, or object, is made by collecting materials in-situ at an off-Earth celestial body. A sintering apparatus, such as a laser, is used to consolidate the planetary regrowth into a solid object. The apparatus can receive power, and can apply heat to assist in the consolidation process. The apparatus is moveable to the build site, and includes a print head having a collector for receiving collected materials, a conditioner for sintering and heating the collected materials, and an extruder, specifically a slip form opening in which the materials can be dispersed over the surface of the extraterrestrial body where the powder form of the conditioned materials are sintered, fused, or consolidated into a hard solid bead of material.