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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2016
Applicants:
Nathan Brad Crane, Lutz, FL (US);
Justin Troy Nussbaum, Tampa, FL (US);
Inventors:
Nathan Brad Crane, Lutz, FL (US);
Justin Troy Nussbaum, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/12 (2014.01); B29C 67/00 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/0077 (2013.01); B29C 67/0092 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A material processing and associated additive manufacturing system and method that utilizes high intensity light to fuse an entire layer of material, at one time, to create a three-dimensional component. The system and method of the present invention allows for each layer to be created in a fraction of the time, thereby reducing the overall time for a three-dimensional component to be created, thereby increasing control over the properties achieved.