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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2021
Applicants:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Nanzhu Zhao, Novi, MI (US);
Sandeep Patil, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Cheng Sun, Wilmette, IL (US);
Rihan Hai, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 64/129 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/232 (2017.01); B29C 64/30 (2017.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 64/129 (2017.08); B29C 64/232 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/30 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A 3D printing system includes a tank containing a liquid photopolymer resin. A textured surface is connected to the tank. The textured surface is configured such that light passes therethrough and into the liquid polymer resin. A transducer is connected to the tank. The transducer is configured to emit an acoustic wave toward the textured surface.