公开(公告)号：US20230133457A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US17794119

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: VITO NV

Inventor： Bert VERHEYDE ,  Jasper LEFEVERE ,  Bart MICHIELSEN ,  Dirk VANGENEUGDEN

IPC: B29C64/255 ,  B29C64/25 ,  B29C64/321 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B29C64/209 ,  B29C64/182 ,  B29C64/118

Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing three-dimensional structures is provided. The system comprises a plurality of printing stations for performing parallel printing in an confined space enclosed by a housing, wherein each printing station comprises a carrier, a deposition unit with at least one nozzle arranged for dispensing filaments of build material paste through an opening area thereof and a station controller configured to operate the deposition unit for deposition of filaments of a build material paste on the carrier in an interconnected arrangement in a plurality of stacked layers in order to form one or more three-dimensional structures, the at least one nozzle and the detachable carrier being relatively moveable with respect to each other, wherein the deposition unit is coupled to a reservoir unit configured to house the build material paste, wherein the reservoir unit includes at least one reservoir arranged outside of the confined space.

公开(公告)号：US20230050867A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-16

申请号：US17794148

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: VITO NV

Inventor： Bert VERHEYDE ,  Jasper LEFEVERE ,  Bart MICHIELSEN ,  Dirk VANGENEUGDEN

IPC: B29C64/393 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B29C64/118 ,  B29C64/379

Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing three-dimensional structures is provided. The system includes plurality of printing stations and a robotic unit configured to interact with the plurality of printing stations, each of the plurality of printing stations being arranged to be accessible by the robotic unit. Each printing station includes a station controller for controlling at least one deposition control parameter. The system further includes a system controller configured to operate the robotic unit, and wherein the system controller is communicatively coupled to the plurality of printing stations for controlling at least an execution of printing tasks being performed on the plurality of printing stations. The station controllers are at least partially controllable by means of the system controller, wherein the system controller is configured to adjust at least one deposition control parameter of each printing station independent of deposition control parameters of other printing stations of the plurality of printing stations.

公开(公告)号：US20240038969A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18258263

申请日：2021-12-24

Applicant: VITO NV

Inventor： Vijay Shankar RANGASAMY ,  Annick VANHULSEL ,  Bert VERHEYDE ,  Dirk VANGENEUGDEN

IPC: H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M4/40 ,  H01M4/04

CPC classification number: H01M4/366 ,  H01M4/628 ,  H01M4/405 ,  H01M4/0421 ,  H01M2004/027

Abstract: A method is disclosed for applying a protective layer on at least part of an exposed alkali metal or alkali metal alloy substrate. The method includes activating a gas using a plasma discharge to obtain an activated gas and contacting the exposed surface with the activated gas. A protective layer is formed on at least part of the exposed surface. The gas has a nitrogen-comprising compound such that the protective layer includes at least 60 mol % of a corresponding alkali metal nitrate. The present disclosure is further related to an article including a substrate having a surface including an alkali metal or alkali metal alloy and a protective layer arranged on at least part of the alkali metal or alkali metal alloy surface of the substrate. The protective layer is conductive to ions of the corresponding alkali metal and has at least 60 mol % of a corresponding alkali metal nitrate.

公开(公告)号：US20240376585A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18683074

申请日：2022-08-22

Applicant: VITO NV

Inventor： Vijay Shankar RANGASAMY ,  Annick VANHULSEL ,  Dirk VANGENEUGDEN

IPC: C23C8/36 ,  C23C8/24 ,  H01M4/02 ,  H01M4/1397 ,  H01M4/62

Abstract: A method is disclosed for applying a protective layer on at least part of an exposed surface of a substrate. The method includes activating a nitrogen comprising gas using an atmospheric pressure plasma discharge in a plasma discharge chamber to obtain an activated gas, and contacting the exposed surface with an afterglow of the activated gas egressing from the plasma discharge chamber. The protective layer is formed on at least part of the exposed surface. The surface comprises a metallic element or an alloy thereof. The metallic element is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal. The surface and the plasma discharge chamber are moving relative one another during contacting the exposed surface with the afterglow of the activated gas.

公开(公告)号：US20230088349A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17904699

申请日：2021-02-18

Applicant: VITO NV

Inventor： Danny HAVERMANS ,  Sébastien SALLARD ,  Ahmed SHAFIQUE ,  Dirk VANGENEUGDEN ,  Annick VANHULSEL ,  An HARDY

IPC: H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/62 ,  C23C16/26 ,  C23C16/40 ,  C23C16/30 ,  C23C16/34 ,  C01B17/02

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method for applying a functional compound on sulfur particles by means of an atmospheric pressure plasma discharge including a gas or an activated gas flow resulting from the atmospheric pressure plasma discharge. The coating composition includes an inorganic electrically conductive compound, an electrically conductive carbon compound, an organic precursor compound of a conjugated polymer, a precursor of a hybrid organic-inorganic compound, or a mixture, and the functional compound provides the sulfur particles with an electrically conductive surface.

公开(公告)号：US20200030102A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-30

申请号：US16497758

申请日：2018-03-29

Applicant: VITO NV

Inventor： Steven MULLENS ,  Lidia PROTASOVA ,  Simge DANACI ,  Dirk VANGENEUGDEN

IPC: A61F2/30

Abstract: A surgical implant may include a porous structure with interconnected pores for ingrowth of bone into the porous structure. The porous structure has an arrangement of fibres which are attached to one another, the fibres being arranged in stacked layers. The porous structure has a surface including different regions having different porosities. A method of making the above surgical implant is also described.