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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Velo3d, Inc., Campbell, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yacov Elgar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Los Gatos, CA (US);
James Frechman, San Jose, CA (US);
Alan Rick Lappen, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
VELO3D, INC., Campbell, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/02 (2017.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B01D 45/12 (2006.01); B01D 46/02 (2006.01); B29C 31/08 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/135 (2017.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/357 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/371 (2017.01); B29C 64/255 (2017.01); B29C 64/176 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/321 (2017.01); B29C 64/188 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); B04C 9/00 (2006.01); B28B 1/00 (2006.01); B28B 13/02 (2006.01); B29C 64/307 (2017.01); B29C 64/25 (2017.01); B29C 64/364 (2017.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B01D 46/10 (2006.01); B22F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 31/085 (2013.01); B01D 46/0002 (2013.01); B01D 46/0053 (2013.01); B04C 9/00 (2013.01); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B28B 1/001 (2013.01); B28B 13/02 (2013.01); B29C 64/135 (2017.08); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/176 (2017.08); B29C 64/188 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/25 (2017.08); B29C 64/255 (2017.08); B29C 64/307 (2017.08); B29C 64/321 (2017.08); B29C 64/357 (2017.08); B29C 64/364 (2017.08); B29C 64/371 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B01D 46/10 (2013.01); B04C 2009/002 (2013.01); B22F 3/005 (2013.01); B22F 2003/1056 (2013.01); B22F 2003/1057 (2013.01); B22F 2003/1058 (2013.01); B22F 2003/1059 (2013.01); B22F 2201/00 (2013.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing systems, apparatuses, software, and methods for the production of at least one requested 3D object. The 3D printer includes a material conveyance system, filtering system, and unpacking station. The material conveyance system may transport pre-transformed material against gravity. The 3D printing described herein comprises facilitating non-interrupted material dispensing through a component of the 3D printer, such as a layer dispenser.