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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 15, 2021
Applicant:

Carbon, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Inventors:

David Moore, San Carlos, CA (US);

John R. Tumbleston, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Edward T. Samulski, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Alexander Ermoshkin, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Jason P. Rolland, San Carlos, CA (US);

Ariel M. Herrmann, San Francisco, CA (US);

Bob E. Feller, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Carbon, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B29C 64/124 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/20 (2017.08); B29C 64/124 (2017.08); B29C 2035/0855 (2013.01); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); G03F 7/70416 (2013.01);
Abstract

A build plate for a three-dimensional printer includes: a rigid, optically transparent, gas-impermeable planar base having an upper surface and a lower surface; and a flexible, optically transparent, gas-permeable sheet having an upper and lower surface, the sheet upper surface comprising a build surface for forming a three-dimensional object, the sheet lower surface positioned on the base upper surface. The build plate includes a gas flow enhancing feature configured to increase gas flow to the build surface.


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