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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
May. 07, 2021
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Raja Bala, Pittsford, NY (US);
Vijay Kumar Baikampady Gopalkrishna, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Palghat Ramesh, Pittsford, NY (US);
David Allen Mantell, Rochester, NY (US);
Peter Michael Gulvin, Webster, NY (US);
Mark A. Cellura, Webster, NY (US);
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED, Palo Alto, CA (US);
XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A 3D printer includes a nozzle and a camera configured to capture an image, a video, or both of a plurality of drops of liquid metal being jetted through the nozzle. The 3D printer also includes a computing system configured to measure a signal proximate to the nozzle based at least partially upon the image, the video, or both. The computing system is also configured to determine one or more metrics that characterize a behavior of the drops based at least partially upon the signal.