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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2018
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Nicola Baldo, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
David Pinheiro, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Albert Trenchs Magana, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Esteve Comas Cespedes, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is described in which a signal indicative of an operation of a energy source of a 3D printer during a second predetermined time period commencing with the end of a first predetermined time period is obtained, the first predetermined time period commencing with an activation of the energy source, wherein the energy source is active throughout the first and second time periods; the obtained signal is compared with a reference signal; and it is determined, based on the comparison, whether the energy source is operating according to predetermined characteristics.