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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Jabil Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Inventor:
Nicholas Dippel, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Assignee:
JABIL INC., St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/141 (2017.01); B29C 64/314 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 40/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/141 (2017.08); B29C 64/314 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/10 (2020.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
The disclosed exemplary apparatuses, systems and methods provide a three-dimensional foam molding, produced via a layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process in which regions of respective layers of pulverant are selectively melted via introduction of electromagnetic energy. These apparatuses, systems and methods may include layers of the pulverant comprising at least thermoplastic polyurethane polymer (TPU) coated upon a base particle, wherein the TPU is coated via one of spray drying and a fluidized vessel.