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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2017
Applicant:

Velo3d, Inc., Campbell, CA (US);

Inventors:

Benyamin Buller, Cupertino, CA (US);

Zachary Ryan Murphree, San Jose, CA (US);

Richard Joseph Romano, San Jose, CA (US);

Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Alan Rick Lappen, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

VELO3D, INC., Campbell, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/364 (2017.01); B29C 64/25 (2017.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29C 64/188 (2017.01); B29C 64/255 (2017.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B33Y 40/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B29C 64/371 (2017.01); B28B 1/00 (2006.01); B28B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B28B 1/001 (2013.01); B28B 17/0081 (2013.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/188 (2017.08); B29C 64/20 (2017.08); B29C 64/25 (2017.08); B29C 64/255 (2017.08); B29C 64/364 (2017.08); B29C 64/371 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B22F 2003/1057 (2013.01); B22F 2201/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer system (e.g., comprising a processing chamber, build module, or an unpacking station) described herein may retain a desired (e.g., inert) atmosphere around the material bed and/or 3D object at multiple 3D printing stages. The 3D printer described herein comprises one or more build modules that may have a controller separate from the controller of the processing chamber. The 3D printer described herein comprises a platform that may be automatically constructed. The invention(s) described herein may allow the 3D printing process to occur for a long time without operator intervention and/or down time.


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