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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2016
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Haseeb Yusef, Vancouver, WA (US);
William Winters, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jordi Gimenez Manent, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Xavier Gasso Puchal, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Eduardo Ruiz Martinez, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Drew Berwager, Vancouver, WA (US);
Brent Ewald, Vancouver, WA (US);
Micah Aberth, Vancouver, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
According to an example, a recoater for a three-dimensional (3D) printer may include a cylindrical element having a surface to spread build material particles. The build material particles may have a specified average dimension and the surface may include a plurality of depressions that have dimensions that are smaller than the specified average dimension of the build material particles.