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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2021
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Crane, IN (US);
Aaron Wiest, Norco, CA (US);
Rebecca Stevens, Anaheim, CA (US);
Robert Dale Conner, Oak Hills, CA (US);
Craig MacDougall, Norco, CA (US);
Sam Pratt, Arlington, VA (US);
The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for forming and printing hollow bodies from amorphous materials to form three-dimensional objects are provided. Apparatus provide a hollow body forming and printing machine, and methods for determining a desired amount of impact deformation for the hollow spheres, including calculating specific characteristics of the hollow spheres and the amorphous material, deriving a target viscosity range, adjusting the apparatus to satisfy the target viscosity range, and using the apparatus to form a plurality of hollow spheres with controlled deformation.