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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
May. 12, 2016
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Ismael Chanclon, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Xavier Alonso, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Jorge Castano, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing material management station, comprising: a build material supply conduit () with a build material supply connector () to releasably connect between a management station body and a build material supply container to couple a flow of a fluid carrying a building material supply from within the supply container to the management station body; and a station data processor, wherein the supply connector comprises: a connector body; a suction nozzle () projecting from the connector body to form a mating fit with an outlet of a build material supply container in use; and a data communicator to provide data communication between the station data processor and a data memory chip () of the supply container ().