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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Jabil Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Scott Klimczak, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Luke Rodgers, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Darin Burgess, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, system and method having two hobs suitable to receive and extrude therebetween a print material filament for the additive manufacturing; a material guide suitable to receive the extruded print material filament; a heater element coupled to a transition point along the material guide distally from the at least two hobs, wherein the transition point comprises a partial liquefication of the print material within the material guide by the heater element to allow for printing of the partially liquefied print material; at least one peltier device at least partially about an upper aspect of the transition point and suitable to at least sink heat from the upper aspect of the transition point to thereby preclude partial liquefication of the print material above the upper aspect; and a print nozzle in fluid communication with the liquefied print material and suitable to print the liquefied print material.