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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Aurora Labs Limited, Bibra Lake, AU;
Inventors:
David Budge, Bibra Lake, AU;
John Nathan Henry, Bibra Lake, AU;
Assignee:
Aurora Labs Limited, Bibra Lake, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/329 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/329 (2017.08); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A printing apparatus is for printing a three-dimensional object having an operative surface; a plurality of supply hoppers for dispensing powder, the powder being adapted to be melted by an energy beam, wherein the supply hoppers are configured to form a plurality of vertically-aligned powder beds adjacent to one another on the operative surface simultaneously; and an energy source for emitting an energy beam onto each powder bed simultaneously to melt or fuse a topmost layer of the powder bed onto an underlying powder bed layer or substrate.