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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:
May. 23, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 05, 2021
Applicants:

University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);

Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Alberto Fernandez-Nieves, Suwanee, GA (US);

Thomas Ettor Angelini, Gainesville, FL (US);

Ya-Wen Chang, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Samantha M. Marquez, New Haven, CT (US);

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/40 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/259 (2017.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29K 33/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/259 (2017.08); B29C 64/40 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B29K 2023/06 (2013.01); B29K 2033/08 (2013.01); B29K 2033/26 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0061 (2013.01); B29K 2105/251 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method or apparatus for three-dimensionally printing. The method may comprise causing a phase change in a region of the first material by applying focused energy to the region using a focused energy source, and displacing the first material with a second material. The apparatus may comprise a container configured to hold a first material, a focused energy source configured to cause a phase change in a region of the first material by applying focused energy to the region, and an injector configured to displace the first material with a second material. The first material may comprise a yield stress material, which is a material exhibiting Herschel-Bulkley behavior. The yield stress material may comprise a soft granular gel. The second material may comprise one or more cells.


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