公开(公告)号：US09905389B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US15675835

申请日：2017-08-14

Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company

Inventor： Robert Ghanea-Hercock

IPC: H01J19/04 ,  H01J21/10 ,  H01J21/04 ,  B29C64/188 ,  H01J19/08 ,  B05D1/26 ,  B05D1/36 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00

CPC classification number: H01J19/04 ,  B05D1/265 ,  B05D1/36 ,  B29C64/00 ,  B29C64/188 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H01J19/08 ,  H01J21/04 ,  H01J21/10

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article with integral active electronic component includes using an additive manufacturing process to: a) form a non-electrically conductive substrate; b) form a non-electrically conductive perforated layer having an aperture; c) form electrically conductive anode and cathode elements spaced in the aperture; d) deposit a conductive electrical connection to each of the elements suitable for imparting an electrical potential difference between the elements; and e) form a non-electrically conductive sealing layer atop the perforated layer so as to retain and seal the aperture in the perforated layer.

公开(公告)号：US20180043618A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15555468

申请日：2016-02-29

Applicant: The Board of Regents, The University of Texas System

Inventor： Corey Shemelya ,  David Espalin ,  Eric MacDonald ,  Ryan Wicker

IPC: B29C64/314 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B29C64/112 ,  B33Y10/00

CPC classification number: B29C64/314 ,  B29C64/00 ,  B29C64/112 ,  B29C70/82 ,  B29C70/88 ,  B29C70/885 ,  B29K2069/00 ,  B29K2705/10 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H05K3/4664

Abstract: An embedded material and an embedding apparatus and method. A compatible solute can be dissolved in a solvent. The object to be embedded can be coated with the solvent/plastic solution using, for example, addition and/or condensation polymerization. The solvent can be removed. The coated object can be inserted, snap fit, or submerged into a partially 3D printed substrate with or without the aid of ultrasonic embedding, thermal energy, joule heating, and/or the use of adhesives, and the 3D printing process resumes in order to fully embed the coated object within the 3D printed substrate. The coated object can be inserted, snap fit, or submerged into a partially 3D printed substrate with or without the addition of ultrasonic embedding, thermal energy, joule heating, and/or adhesives, and the 3D printing process resumes in order to fully embed the coated object within the 3D printed substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20180030664A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15642564

申请日：2017-07-06

Applicant: Gilliam Harris Engineering, LLC

Inventor： Gilliam Stelling Harris

IPC: E01C5/00 ,  E01C5/04 ,  E01C5/20 ,  E01C5/14 ,  E01C5/06

CPC classification number: E01C5/005 ,  B29C64/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  E01C5/006 ,  E01C5/04 ,  E01C5/06 ,  E01C5/08 ,  E01C5/14 ,  E01C5/16 ,  E01C5/20 ,  E01C13/04

Abstract: Various monolithic pavers are one-piece pavers with no seams, joints, or connections. A monolithic paver can be formed via three dimensional (3D) printing or molding. The monolithic paver is designed to carry applied loads to paver support(s) via structural members of the monolithic paver. The monolithic paver is formed to include parallel structural members that are spaced with gaps there between. The parallel structural members include top flanges and webs. The parallel structural members can also include bottom flanges. Moreover, the monolithic paver can have exterior sides that have tongues and grooves formed there along; tongues can be formed along adjoining exterior sides of the monolithic paver.

公开(公告)号：US20180022044A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15213906

申请日：2016-07-19

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Chad Joseph Dulkiewicz ,  Donnell Eugene Crear

IPC: B29C67/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y30/00

CPC classification number: B33Y50/02 ,  B29C64/00 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B29C64/20 ,  B29C64/245 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B33Y30/00

Abstract: Additive manufacturing systems are disclosed. The systems may include a base, and a retaining plate coupled to the base. The retaining plate may include a seat formed in an exposed surface of the retaining plate, and a plurality of pads extending laterally into the seat. The additive manufacturing systems may also include a build plate positioned within the seat and contacting the plurality of pads of the retaining plate. The build plate may include a build surface in substantial planar alignment with the exposed surface of the retaining plate. Additionally, the additive manufacturing systems may include a plurality of build plate retention components positioned in the seat of the retaining plate. Each of the plurality of build plate retention components may be utilized to retain the build plate within the seat of the retaining plate.

公开(公告)号：US20180009170A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15539321

申请日：2015-01-28

Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.

Inventor： Sebastia Cortes ,  Xavier Vilajosana ,  Jun Zeng

IPC: B29C64/393 ,  B22F3/105 ,  B28B1/00

CPC classification number: B29C64/393 ,  B22F3/1055 ,  B22F2003/1057 ,  B28B1/001 ,  B29C64/00 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B29C64/20 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02

Abstract: A sensor may be to detect a property indicative of a print dead zone caused by a defect of build material to be used for generating the three-dimensional object or a malfunction of a heater that is to heat the build material, a build material distributor that is to provide the material, or a carriage. A processor may be to receive, from the sensor, dead zone data relating to the print dead zone, and to prevent the malfunction of the heater, the build material distributor, or the carriage, or to modify data representing the three-dimensional object to cause the three-dimensional object to be shifted such that three-dimensional object is to be printed outside the print dead zone.

公开(公告)号：US20180009110A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15031545

申请日：2016-04-22

Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Inventor： William Langford ,  Matthew Eli Carney ,  Benjamin Jenett ,  Neil Gershenfeld

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J5/02 ,  G05B19/402 ,  G01L5/00 ,  B23P19/04

CPC classification number: B25J9/1687 ,  B23P19/04 ,  B25J5/02 ,  B29C64/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  G01L5/0085 ,  G05B19/402 ,  G05B2219/45064 ,  G05B2219/49023 ,  G06F17/50 ,  Y10S901/09

Abstract: An alternative to additive manufacturing is disclosed, introducing an end-to-end workflow in which discrete building blocks are reversibly joined to produce assemblies called digital materials. Described is the design of the bulk-material building blocks and the devices that are assembled from them. Detailed is the design and implementation of an automated assembler, which takes advantage of the digital material structure to avoid positioning errors within a large tolerance. To generate assembly sequences, a novel CAD/CAM workflow is described for designing, simulating, and assembling digital materials. The structures assembled using this process have been evaluated, showing that the joints perform well under varying conditions and that the assembled structures are functionally precise.

公开(公告)号：US09858604B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US14076128

申请日：2013-11-08

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Linda Knowlton Apsley ,  Colin Ian Bodell ,  Jacob Conrad Danton ,  Eduardo Reyes-Guerrero ,  Scott Randall Hayden ,  SaiPrasad Kapila ,  Eric Lessard ,  Robert Benjamin Uhl

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  B29C64/00 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  B29C64/20 ,  G06F17/50

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0621 ,  B29C64/00 ,  B29C64/20 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06F17/5009 ,  G06Q10/0836 ,  G06Q30/0619 ,  G06Q30/0635 ,  G06Q30/0643

Abstract: Methods and systems can be provided for providing items manufactured on demand to users. A user request for an item can be received. The item can have 3D manufacturing instructions associated therewith. A delivery method for the item can be determined. A manufacturing apparatus can be selected to manufacture the item based on the 3D manufacturing instructions. Instructions can be sent to the manufacturing apparatus to manufacture the item based on the 3D manufacturing instructions. Delivery instructions can be provided for delivering the item according to the delivery method.

公开(公告)号：US20170368739A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15190480

申请日：2016-06-23

Applicant: Raytheon Company

Inventor： Michael Brennan

IPC: B29C64/106 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B29C64/20 ,  B29C64/386

CPC classification number: B29C64/106 ,  B29C47/0002 ,  B29C47/0014 ,  B29C47/0066 ,  B29C47/04 ,  B29C47/065 ,  B29C47/0828 ,  B29C47/0866 ,  B29C47/122 ,  B29C47/128 ,  B29C47/862 ,  B29C47/92 ,  B29C64/00 ,  B29C64/20 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C2793/0027 ,  B29C2947/926 ,  B29C2947/92704 ,  B29C2947/92904 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02

Abstract: A material deposition system for additive manufacturing including an extruder that defines a first input passage for supplying a first material, a second input passage for supplying a second material, a chamber for combining the first and second materials to form a combined deposition material, and an extrusion port for extruding the combined deposition material. The system further includes an adjustable sleeve that is movable between a first position and a second position to vary the interaction between the first material and the second material in the chamber. For example, the adjustable sleeve may be configured to separate the first and second materials in the chamber, and can vary the point at which the materials interface with each other prior to deposition based on the sleeve position. Such a system may enable a varying degree of infiltration, encapsulation, or other interaction between the first and second materials prior to deposition.

公开(公告)号：US09821517B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-21

申请号：US13928287

申请日：2013-06-26

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Jesse McGatha ,  Michael Fenelon ,  Kristofer Iverson ,  Yulin Jin ,  Hristo Ivanov ,  Erik Peterson ,  Feng Yue

IPC: B29C67/00

CPC classification number: B29C64/386 ,  B29C64/00

Abstract: Embodiments relate to an operating system configured to enable arbitrary applications to output 3D models to be physically formed by arbitrary 3D manufacturing devices. The operating system manages the 3D manufacturing devices, including installation of related software, device drivers, device properties, and so forth. The operating system also provides a path through which the arbitrary applications pass arbitrary print jobs (or documents) of 3D models, in a standard format, to the 3D manufacturing devices. The operating system handles queuing and spooling on behalf of the applications and the 3D manufacturing devices. Drivers of the 3D manufacturing devices may translate the 3D models outputted by the applications (in the standard format) to instructions or device language content that is specific to the respective 3D manufacturing devices.

公开(公告)号：US20170320311A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15659771

申请日：2017-07-26

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Paul M. Fromm ,  Jeffrey J. Bradway ,  Timothy J. Clark ,  Jorge M. Rodriguez

IPC: B33Y10/00 ,  B29C64/112 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B29C64/295 ,  B33Y50/02

CPC classification number: B33Y10/00 ,  B29C64/00 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B29C64/112 ,  B29C64/20 ,  B29C64/295 ,  B29C64/35 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y70/00

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional object facilitates removal of the three-dimensional object from the platen on which the object was formed. The method includes rotating the platen from a horizontally level position to a position at an angle to the level position to enable gravity to urge the three-dimensional object away from the platen and inductively heating the platen to melt support material at the boundary of the object and the platen to release the three-dimensional object from the platen.