Ziv Gilan

Title: Ziv Gilan and Additive-Ablative Fabrication

Introduction

Ziv Gilan is an inventor associated with Kfar Harif, Israel. His patent work includes a method for solid free-form fabrication that combines additive manufacturing with selective material removal.

Latest Patents

Gilan is credited with 1 patent, titled “Methods for Additive-Ablative Fabrication.” The method uses three-dimensional shape data divided into layer-specific slices. It dispenses building material containing a solvent, dries the material to remove at least some of the solvent, and levels the layer. For multiple layers, the method selectively ablates material according to the corresponding slice data, then dispenses additional material to fill regions created by ablation. The additional material may be dispensed at a lower resolution than the selective ablation.

Career Highlights

The patent describes an approach that integrates material deposition, drying, leveling, and selective ablation within a layered fabrication process. This combination is intended to form an object according to its three-dimensional design data.

Collaborations

Gilan is associated with Io Tech Group Ltd. His listed coworker is Michael Zenou.

Conclusion

Ziv Gilan’s patent presents a layered fabrication technique that combines additive deposition and selective ablation to produce three-dimensional objects.