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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2018
Applicant:
3d Systems, Inc., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Inventors:
Winthrop Childers, San Diego, CA (US);
John Michael Harris, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael W. Munro, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
3D Systems, Inc., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/20 (2017.08); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 2791/001 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12);
Abstract
A three dimensional printing system includes a print engine, a storage system, and a controller. The controller is configured to (1) receive a build order defining a plurality of three dimensional articles to be manufactured, (2) allocate partitions for receiving the plurality of the three dimensional articles within the storage system, (3) operate the print engine to fabricate the three dimensional articles, and (4) transfer the three dimensional articles to the partitions as they are built.