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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2020
Essentium, Inc., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Erik John Gjovik, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Jason Greene, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
William Jack MacNeish, III, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Alex Stockton, Austin, TX (US);
ESSENTIUM IPCO, LLC, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Abstract
A machine for manufacturing additive printed parts includes a first filament cartridge adapted to support a length of filament of a material from which the additive printed parts will be manufactured, a print head moveably supported within the machine, and a first filament buffer positioned between the first filament cartridge and the print head and including a first buffer volume. The filament supported within the first filament cartridge extends from the first filament cartridge, through the first filament buffer, and to the print head and is allowed to deflect within the first buffer volume.