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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2017
Applicant:
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL (US);
Inventor:
Kuang-Ting Hsiao, Spanish Fort, AL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B29C 64/379 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B29C 64/205 (2017.01); B29C 64/188 (2017.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B29C 64/188 (2017.08); B29C 64/20 (2017.08); B29C 64/205 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 64/379 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B29C 70/382 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12);
Abstract
A printing head assembly for 3D printing and methods of using the same are provided. The printing head incorporates a backing means that can be shaped and positioned by use of an attractive force. This creates the possibility of embodiments in which the head can move in three dimensions, without the need to print each successive layer on the layer below. Methods of ensuring the security and integrity of the 3D printing process are also provided.