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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:
Sep. 30, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 21, 2024
Applicant:

3d Systems, Inc., Rock Hill, SC (US);

Inventors:

Akarsh Sivaprasad, Nashua, NH (US);

David Sabo, San Diego, CA (US);

Grant Draper, Escondido, CA (US);

Assignee:

3D SYSTEMS, INC., Rock Hill, SC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/25 (2017.01); B29C 64/124 (2017.01); B29C 64/129 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/255 (2017.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 64/35 (2017.01); B29C 64/364 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/25 (2017.08); B29C 64/124 (2017.08); B29C 64/129 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/255 (2017.08); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 64/35 (2017.08); B29C 64/364 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract

A three-dimensional (3D) printing includes a rigid base, a build vessel supported on the rigid base, and an imaging module. The build vessel includes a lower frame structure, a transparent plate supported by the lower frame structure, a transparent sheet supported above the transparent plate, a vented housing supported by the lower frame structure, a desiccant disposed within the vented housing, and a vessel wall coupled to the lower frame structure. A fixed or variable fluidic region is defined between the transparent plate and the transparent sheet. The vented housing includes openings fluidically communicating with the fluidic region to allow the desiccant to deplete vapor from the fluidic region. The vessel wall and transparent sheet are configured to provide an upward facing reservoir. The imaging module is supported by the rigid base and configured to selectively image the photocurable liquid over a build plane above the transparent sheet.


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