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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:
Apr. 08, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2023
Applicant:

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Joseph Gardiner, Tampa, FL (US);

Justin Nussbaum, Tampa, FL (US);

Nathan Crane, Tampa, FL (US);

Assignee:

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/64 (2006.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/368 (2021.01); B22F 12/13 (2021.01); B22F 12/44 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B28B 1/00 (2006.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 64/295 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/64 (2013.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/368 (2021.01); B22F 12/13 (2021.01); B22F 12/44 (2021.01); B28B 1/001 (2013.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 64/295 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B22F 12/90 (2021.01);
Abstract

A large area sintering platform, system, and methodology. The system includes a convection oven with a projection window disposed within a top surface of the oven. A platform is disposed within the oven below the window at a spaced distance away from the window. A powder is positioned on top of the platform, with a thermocouple positioned within the powder on the platform. A high intensity projector moves in sync with the platform, and uses low intensities and long exposure times to project an image through the window onto the powder and sinter the powder to fabricate the desired model layer by layer.


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