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Patent No.:

US 12415320 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 20, 2020

Method and apparatus for producing an object by means of additive manufacturing

Applicant:

Additive Industries B.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Sven Sijmen Van Iersel, Eindhoven, NL;

Mark Herman Else Vaes, Eindhoven, NL;

Assignee:

Additive Industries B.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:

Suiter Swantz IP

Primary Examiner:

Susan D Leong

Assistant Examiner:

Vipul undefined Malik

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B22F 10/20 (2021.01); B22F 10/322 (2021.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/35 (2017.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B22F 12/44 (2021.01); B22F 12/70 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/35 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B22F 10/20 (2021.01); B22F 10/322 (2021.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B22F 12/44 (2021.01); B22F 12/70 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01);
Abstract

An additive manufacturing method including the steps of receiving a bath of powdered material having a surface level defining an object working area, solidifying a selective layer-part of the bath of powdered material on the surface level, extracting powdered material originating from the bath of powdered material, and controlling at least one of an extraction rate of an extraction device for extracting powdered material originating from the bath of powdered material, and a separation rate of a separation device configured to filter and/or sieve powdered material originating from the bath of powdered material.

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