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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:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Jan Willem Van Egmond, Charleston, WV (US);
Inventor:
Jan Willem Van Egmond, Charleston, WV (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/232 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/295 (2017.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/232 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B29C 64/295 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A system, method and apparatus for additive manufacturing is disclosed. The method includes fluidizing particles with a medium to form a fluidized bed and additively manufacturing an article formed from the particles. The article has an open porous structure defining a plurality of pores and a plurality of fluid paths through the article. The method further includes flowing the particles and the medium through the fluid paths while the fluid paths are being formed. The article may be additively manufactured by selectively sintering the particles at target areas on the article which are near the surface of the fluidized bed.