公开(公告)号：US10442134B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15220004

申请日：2016-07-26

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Stephanie Lynn Depalma ,  William Cosmo Murphy ,  Travis Sands

IPC: B29C64/35 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B29C64/357 ,  B29C64/307 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B29L9/00 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B29C64/321

Abstract: A method is provided for maintaining resin in a system including a main feed tank and at least one vat, each of the at least one vats associated with a 3-D printing machine. The method includes the steps of: transferring resin from the main feed tank to the at least one vat; operating the associated 3-D printing machine in a build cycle; returning the resin from the at least one vat to the main feed tank; and repeating in a cycle the steps of transferring the resin, operating the 3-D printing machine, and returning the resin.

公开(公告)号：US20220242130A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17612452

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： William C. Alberts ,  Vadim Bromberg ,  Kwok Pong Chan ,  Robert Edgar Estes ,  Jacob Mayer ,  Joshua Tyler Mook ,  Janet Mekker ,  William Cosmo Murphy ,  Arunkumar Natarjan ,  Mary Kathryn Thompson ,  Xi Yang ,  Travis Sands

IPC: B41J2/165 ,  C09D9/00 ,  C09D11/107 ,  C09D11/30

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to additive manufacturing apparatuses, cleaning stations incorporated therein, and methods of cleaning using the cleaning stations.

公开(公告)号：US12097709B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17612452

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： William C. Alberts ,  Vadim Bromberg ,  Kwok Pong Chan ,  Robert Edgar Estes ,  Jacob Mayer ,  Joshua Tyler Mook ,  Janet Mekker ,  William Cosmo Murphy ,  Arunkumar Natarajan ,  Mary Kathryn Thompson ,  Xi Yang ,  Travis Sands

IPC: B41J2/165 ,  B22F10/14 ,  B22F10/38 ,  B22F10/70 ,  B22F12/90 ,  C09D9/00 ,  C09D11/107 ,  C09D11/30

CPC classification number: B41J2/16552 ,  B22F10/14 ,  B22F10/38 ,  B22F10/70 ,  B22F12/90 ,  B41J2/16538 ,  C09D9/005 ,  C09D11/107 ,  C09D11/30 ,  B41J2002/16558

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to additive manufacturing apparatuses, cleaning stations incorporated therein, and methods of cleaning using the cleaning stations.

公开(公告)号：US11794409B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US16563046

申请日：2019-09-06

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Stephanie Lynn DePalma ,  William Cosmo Murphy ,  Travis Sands

IPC: B29C64/35 ,  B29C64/307 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B29C64/357 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B29C64/321 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B29L9/00

CPC classification number: B29C64/35 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B29C64/307 ,  B29C64/357 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B29C64/321 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B29L2009/00

Abstract: A method is provided for maintaining resin in a system including a main feed tank and at least one vat, each of the at least one vats associated with a 3-D printing machine. The method includes the steps of: transferring resin from the main feed tank to the at least one vat; operating the associated 3-D printing machine in a build cycle; returning the resin from the at least one vat to the main feed tank; and repeating in a cycle the steps of transferring the resin, operating the 3-D printing machine, and returning the resin.

公开(公告)号：US20190389131A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16563046

申请日：2019-09-06

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Stephanie Lynn DePalma ,  William Cosmo Murphy ,  Travis Sands

IPC: B29C64/35

Abstract: A method is provided for maintaining resin in a system including a main feed tank and at least one vat, each of the at least one vats associated with a 3-D printing machine. The method includes the steps of: transferring resin from the main feed tank to the at least one vat; operating the associated 3-D printing machine in a build cycle; returning the resin from the at least one vat to the main feed tank; and repeating in a cycle the steps of transferring the resin, operating the 3-D printing machine, and returning the resin.

公开(公告)号：US20240408876A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18813323

申请日：2024-08-23

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： William C. Alberts ,  Vadim Bromberg ,  Kwok Pong Chan ,  Robert Edgar Estes ,  Jacob Mayer ,  Joshua Tyler Mook ,  Janet Mekker ,  William Cosmo Murphy ,  Arunkumar Natarajan ,  Mary Kathryn Thompson ,  Xi Yang ,  Travis Sands

IPC: B41J2/165 ,  B22F10/14 ,  B22F10/38 ,  B22F10/70 ,  B22F12/90 ,  C09D9/00 ,  C09D11/107 ,  C09D11/30

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to additive manufacturing apparatuses, cleaning stations incorporated therein, and methods of cleaning using the cleaning stations.

公开(公告)号：US20180029311A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15220004

申请日：2016-07-26

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Stephanie Lynn Depalma ,  William Cosmo Murphy ,  Travis Sands

IPC: B29C67/00

CPC classification number: B29C64/35 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B29C64/307 ,  B29C64/321 ,  B29C64/357 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B29L2009/00 ,  B33Y40/00

Abstract: A method is provided for maintaining resin in a system including a main feed tank and at least one vat, each of the at least one vats associated with a 3-D printing machine. The method includes the steps of: transferring resin from the main feed tank to the at least one vat; operating the associated 3-D printing machine in a build cycle; returning the resin from the at least one vat to the main feed tank; and repeating in a cycle the steps of transferring the resin, operating the 3-D printing machine, and returning the resin.