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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Antonio St. Clair Lloyd Williams, Concord, CA (US);
Inventor:
Antonio St. Clair Lloyd Williams, Concord, CA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A novel approach to digital manufacturing is disclosed. In one embodiment, a single light source is provided in a single digital manufacturing device that can be configured to fabricate a three-dimensional object from liquid resin materials or configured to fabricate a three-dimensional object from powder or the same device can be configured to etch, cut, or mark a workpiece. The changes in configuration can occur through swapping out the hardware for containing the build material and/or by switching configuration using a computer or a physical switch.