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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
Brian K. Post, Knoxville, TN (US);
Lonnie J. Love, Knoxville, TN (US);
Randall F. Lind, Loudon, TN (US);
Phillip C. Chesser, Knoxville, TN (US);
Alex C. Roschli, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B28B 1/00 (2006.01); E04B 1/35 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B28B 1/001 (2013.01); E04B 1/3505 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); E04B 2001/3588 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cable-driven additive manufacturing system includes an end effector configured for linear translation within a three-dimensional workspace, an aerial hoist suspending the end effector by at least one suspension cable, a plurality of base stations disposed below the aerial hoist, and control cables running from each of the base stations to the end effector.