Eastman-kodak Company

Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.

Michael Frauens

George R Walgrove, Iii

Dana G Marsh

Eric C Stelter

Joseph E Guth

Laverne N Lincoln, Jr

Michel Frantz Molaire

Wayne Thomas Ferrar

Patrick M Lambert

Edward T Miskinis

William T Gruenbaum

Kenneth P Friedrich

An additive manufacturing method produces a 3D part utilizes electrophotography-based additive manufacturing and molding processes. A layered structure having a cavity is printed on a build platform using at least one electrophotographic (EP) engine to develop imaged layers of powder material, and a transfusion assembly to stack and fuse the imaged layers on the build platform. Molding material is deposited into the cavity as the layered structure is printed, using a deposition unit. The molding material solidifies to form at least a portion of the 3D part, which may also include portions formed from imaged powder material.

Electrophotography-based additive manufacturing with part molding

The present invention is directed to an electrophotographic element that comprises: an electrically conducting layer, a charge generating layer overlying the electrically conducting layer, and a charge transport layer overlying the electrically conducting layer. The charge transport layer, which can be an overcoat overlying the charge generating layer, includes the reaction product in an aqueous medium of a mixture comprising a silsesquioxane polymer and a amine-free surface treated zinc antimonate and an acid scavenger.

Sol gel overcoats incorporating zinc antimonate nanoparticles

A printer or other powder deposition device may include multiple toning stations, and the toning stations may be positioned in various configurations within the device. The various configurations may position the toning stations so as to increase the toning width of the device, thereby allowing the device to print larger process widths. The device may also perform processing control for the multiple toning stations.

Method and system for wide format toning

An imaging system may include first and second imaging assemblies for synchronously imaging on both sides of a receiver material using directed charged particle or aerosol toner printing methods. The imaging assemblies may in turn each include an imaging member and an intermediate transfer member, and the intermediate transfer member may be a split intermediate transfer member. The imaging system may also use flexible aperture print arrays.

Synchronous duplex printing systems using directed charged particle or aerosol toner development

Apparatus and methods for applying powder coatings to a substrate either directly or by intermediate transfer using a magnetic brush developer.

Powder coating apparatus and method of powder coating using an electromagnetic brush

An imaging system may use electrophotographic processes to synchronously image on both sides of a receiver material, such as in a single pass of the receiver material through the imaging system. The system may include intermediate transfer members, which may be split rollers or non-split rollers. The intermediate transfer members may hold one image, or they may be 2-up or greater rollers that hold multiple images.

Synchronous duplex printing systems with intermediate transfer members

Synchronous duplex printing systems using directed charged particle of aerosol toner development

An imaging system may use pulsed dc voltages to synchronously image on both sides of a receiver material, such as during a single pass of the receiver material through the imaging system. The imaging system may use electrophotographic processes to image on the receiver material. Alternatively, the imaging system may use directed charged particle or aerosol toner development processes to image on the receiver material.

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