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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2021
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Yong Chen, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Xiangjia Li, Los Angeles, CA (US);
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices including a light guide tool for multi-axis additive manufacturing. The light guide tool includes a tubular light guide. The tubular light guide may be made from an optically transmissive material enclosed by one or more reflective side walls that are interposed between opposing optically transmissive ends. The light guide tool includes an optical coupling fixed to a first end of the optically transmissive ends of the tubular light guide. The optical coupling is configured to couple to a lens. The light guide tool includes a transparent non-stick coating. The transparent non-stick coating is adhered over a second end of the optically transmissive ends of the tubular light guide. The light guide tool includes a lens. The lens is coupled to the optical coupling and configured to emit a two-dimensional light pattern.