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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Mantle Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen T. Connor, San Francisco, CA (US);
Fabio Zurcher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thale Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mantle Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 5/04 (2006.01); F27B 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 5/04 (2013.01); F27B 5/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sintering furnace can include an outer shell defining an internal volume a reactive agent inlet configured to introduce a reactive agent into the internal volume; an insulation chamber within the outer shell; and a retort configured to retain an object. A method of operating a sintering furnace can include sintering a part precursor within a retort arranged within a chamber, wherein the chamber defines an intermediate volume between the retort and the chamber, wherein a sintering byproduct is oxidized within the intermediate volume.