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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2023
Applicant:

Formlabs, Inc., Somerville, MA (US);

Inventors:

Mark J. Frykman, Durham, NC (US);

Mark J. Ripoll, Raleigh, NC (US);

Lawrence Cheung, Cambridge, MA (US);

Nathan Jeffery, Boston, MA (US);

Yoav Reches, Cambridge, MA (US);

Derek J. Vilim, Somerville, MA (US);

Assignee:

Formlabs, Inc., Somerville, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract

An improved additive fabrication device and a build platform are provided. The additive fabrication device is configured to form layers of material on a build surface. The additive fabrication device comprising: a build platform comprising: a rigid structure; an actuation structure attached to the rigid structure, wherein the actuation structure comprises one or more sheet handles and a flexible sheet, and wherein a first surface of the flexible sheet forms a build surface on which the additive fabrication device is configured to form layers of materials; and the one or more sheet handles are configured to be actuated to apply a force to the flexible sheet while at least a part of the actuation structure remains attached to the rigid structure, to deform at least a part of the flexible sheet away from the rigid structure.


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