Carbon, Inc.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Other

Carbon3d, Inc.

North Carolina State University

Micell Technologies, Inc.

University of California

Wayne State University

Joseph M DeSimone

Jason P Rolland

Edward T Samulski

Alexander Ermoshkin

Justin Poelma

Lloyd Mahlon Robeson

Timothy J Romack

Kai Chen

James Goodrich

Robert Pinschmidt

Nikita Ermoshkin

James B McClain

Nordstrom Kirk Phelps

Elise E Maury

James R Combes

Yusuf Z Menceloglu

Ruben Guillermo Carbonell

David Shirvanyants

Robert K Pinschmidt, Jr

Douglas E Betts

James P DeYoung

Gerhard Maier

Ashish A Pandya

Xinyu Gu

Matthew S Menyo

Mu San Zhang

Esin Gulari

Rick Hubertus Nicolas Curvers

R Bradley Lienhart

Kenneth L Huggins

Dominica Wong

Charles Manke, Jr

Maurice S Brookhart

Bob E Feller

T Mark McCleskey

Eva Rachel Birnbaum

Roy Goldman

Nitash Balsara

Paul Raphael Resnick

William Tumas

Jeffrey David Cohen

Jonathan L Kendall

Ian Craven

Brian J Novick

Yizeng Ni

Rima Janusziewicz

Steven Kenneth Pollack

Gregory R Robbins

Kimberly R Powell

Florence E Henon

Philip M DeSimone

James C Barborak

Ramone Givens

Stephanie A Crette

Ginger M Denison Rothrock

Chad D Mistele

Jennifer Y Kelly

Dorian A Canelas

Zhillian Zhou

Ginger M Denison

Raymond Dominey

Ashley R Johnson

Katherine A Shaffer

Jacob Thelen

Mitsutoshi Jikei

Didier Devaux

Alessandra Vitale

Michael O Hunt, Jr

Valeria V Sheares

Robert S Archibald

Described herein are methods, systems and apparatus (including associated control methods, systems and apparatus), for the production of a three-dimensional object by 'bottom up' additive manufacturing, in which a carrier is vertically reciprocated with respect to a build surface, to enhance or speed the refilling of the build region with a solidifiable liquid. In preferred (but not necessarily limiting) embodiments, the three-dimensional object is produced from a liquid interface by continuous liquid interface production (i.e., “CLIP”).

Three-dimensional printing with reciprocal feeding of polymerizable liquid

A method of forming a three-dimensional object, is carried out by (a) providing a carrier and a build plate, the build plate comprising a semipermeable member, the semipermeable member comprising a build surface with the build surface and the carrier defining a build region therebetween, and with the build surface in fluid communication by way of the semipermeable member with a source of polymerization inhibitor; (b) filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid, the polymerizable liquid contacting the build surface, (c) irradiating the build region through the build plate to produce a solid polymerized region in the build region, while forming or maintaining a liquid film release layer comprised of the polymerizable liquid formed between the solid polymerized region and the build surface, wherein the polymerization of which liquid film is inhibited by the polymerization inhibitor; and (d) advancing the carrier with the polymerized region adhered thereto away from the build surface on the build plate to create a subsequent build region between the polymerized region and the build surface while concurrently filling the subsequent build region with polymerizable liquid as in step (b). Apparatus for carrying out the method is also described.

Method and apparatus for three-dimensional fabrication

Provided herein is a method of recycling additively manufactured articles or recovered coating material that comprises a crosslinked polymer formed from a single-cure resin comprising a reactive blocked prepolymer, into a regenerated resin useful for additive manufacturing. Recyclable light-polymerizable resins, methods of making recyclable objects from such resins, and methods for sustainable manufacturing are also provided.

Reversible thermosets for additive manufacturing

A method of forming a three-dimensional object is carried out by: (a) providing a carrier and an optically transparent member having a build surface, the carrier and the build surface defining a build region therebetween; (b) filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid, the polymerizable liquid including a mixture of (i) a light polymerizable liquid first component, and (ii) a second solidifiable component that is different from the first component; (c) irradiating the build region with light through the optically transparent member to form a solid polymer scaffold from the first component and also advancing the carrier away from the build surface to form a three-dimensional intermediate having the same shape as, or a shape to be imparted to, the three-dimensional object, and containing the second solidifiable component carried in the scaffold in unsolidified and/or uncured form; and (d) concurrently with or subsequent to the irradiating step, solidifying and/or curing the second solidifiable component in the three-dimensional intermediate to form the three-dimensional object.

Methods of producing three-dimensional objects with apparatus having feed channels

A method of forming a three-dimensional object is described. The method may use a polymerizable liquid, or resin, useful for the production by additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object, comprising a mixture of (i) a light polymerizable liquid first component, and (ii) a second solidifiable component that is different from said first component.

Methods for producing three-dimensional objects

A method of forming a three-dimensional object is carried out by providing a carrier and an optically transparent member having a build surface, the carrier and the build surface defining a build region therebetween; filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid; irradiating the build region through the optically transparent member to form a solid polymer from the polymerizable liquid and advancing the carrier away from the build surface to form the three-dimensional object from the solid polymer, while also concurrently with the irradiating and/or advancing steps: (i) continuously maintaining a dead zone of polymerizable liquid in contact with the build surface, and (ii) continuously maintaining a gradient of polymerization zone between the dead zone and the solid polymer and in contact with each thereof. The gradient of polymerization zone comprises the polymerizable liquid in partially cured form (e.g., so that the formation of fault or cleavage lines between layers of solid polymer in the three-dimensional object is reduced). Apparatus for carrying out the method is also described.

Continuous liquid interphase printing

A method of forming a three-dimensional object includes: providing a carrier and an optically transparent member having a build surface, the carrier and the build surface defining a build region therebetween; filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid, irradiating the build region with light through the optically transparent member to form a solid polymer from the polymerizable liquid, and advancing said carrier away from said build surface to form said three-dimensional object from said solid polymer. The irradiating step includes projecting focused light at the build region, and the advancing step is carried out at a rate that is dependent on an average light intensity of the focused light.

Three-dimensional printing with supported build plates

A method of forming a three-dimensional object (e.g. comprised of polyurethane, polyurea, or copolymer thereof) is carried out by: (a) providing a carrier and an optically transparent member having a build surface, the carrier and the build surface defining a build region therebetween; (b) filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid, the polymerizable liquid comprising a mixture of: (i) a light polymerizable liquid first component, and (ii) a second solidifiable component that is different from the first component; (c) irradiating the build region with light through the optically transparent member to form a solid blocked polymer scaffold and advancing the carrier away from the build surface to form a three-dimensional intermediate having the same shape as, or a shape to be imparted to, the three-dimensional object, with the intermediate containing the second solidifiable component; and then (d) contacting the three-dimensional intermediate to water to form the three-dimensional object.

Methods for producing three-dimensional objects with apparatus having feed channels

Provided is a method of making a cured object having a surface coating bonded thereto, which may include: providing an intermediate object produced in an additive manufacturing process such as stereolithography by light polymerization of a dual cure resin, the resin comprising a mixture of (i) a light polymerizable first component, and (ii) a second component that is different from the first component; applying a first reactive coating composition to a surface portion of the object to form a first coating thereon; optionally, but in some embodiments preferably, applying a second reactive coating composition to the first coating to form a second coating thereon; and heating the object at (and for) a time and to a temperature sufficient to bond the first coating to the surface portion, and bond the second coating when present to the first coating, and form the cured object having a surface coating bonded thereto.

Bonded surface coating methods for additively manufactured products

Described herein are methods, systems and apparatus (including associated control methods, systems and apparatus), for the production of a three-dimensional object by 'bottom up' additive manufacturing, in which a carrier is vertically reciprocated with respect to a build surface, to enhance or speed the refilling of the build region with a solidifiable liquid. In preferred (but not necessarily limiting) embodiments, the three-dimensional object is produced from a liquid interface by continuous liquid interface production (i.e., 'CLIP').

A method of forming a three-dimensional object, wherein said three-dimensional object is an insert for use between a helmet and a human body, is described. The method may use a polymerizable liquid, or resin, useful for the production by additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object, comprising a mixture of (i) a light polymerizable liquid first component, and (ii) a second solidifiable component that is different from said first component.

Methods of producing epoxy three-dimensional objects from materials having multiple mechanisms of hardening

An integrated additive manufacturing system includes: (a) at least one resin supply (); (b) a plurality of additive manufacturing machines () on which parts may be produced, each of the additive manufacturing machines () operatively associated with the at least one resin supply (); and (c) at least one peripheral machine () operatively associated with each of the additive manufacturing machines and the at least one resin supply.

Integrated additive manufacturing systems

A method of forming a three-dimensional object is carried out by: providing a carrier and a pool of immiscible liquid, the pool having a liquid build surface, the carrier and the liquid build surface defining a build region therebetween; filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid, wherein the immiscible liquid is immiscible with the polymerizable liquid (in some embodiments wherein the immiscible liquid has a density greater than the polymerizable liquid); irradiating the build region through at least a portion of the pool of immiscible liquid to form a solid polymer from the polymerizable liquid and advancing the carrier away from the liquid build surface to form the three-dimensional object comprised of the solid polymer from the polymerizable liquid. Optionally, but in some embodiments preferably, the method is carried out while also continuously maintaining a gradient of polymerization zone between the liquid build surface and the solid polymer and in contact with each thereof, the gradient of polymerization zone comprising the polymerizable liquid in partially cured form.

Continuous three dimensional fabrication from immiscible liquids

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Monte Sereno, CA, United States of America

Joseph M DeSimone