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Patent No.:

US 12569915 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 13, 2022

System and method for distributing raw material powder to a plurality of additive manufacturing machines

Applicant:

Nikon Slm Solutions Ag, Lübeck, DE;

Inventor:

Daniel Kopschinski, Lübeck, DE;

Assignee:

NIKON SLM SOLUTIONS AG, Lübeck, DE;

Attorney:

McGlew and Tuttle, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Nicolas A Arnett

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 12/70 (2021.01); B22F 12/55 (2021.01); B22F 12/57 (2021.01); B22F 12/84 (2021.01); B29C 64/182 (2017.01); G01F 13/00 (2006.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/10 (2020.01); B65G 53/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 12/70 (2021.01); B22F 12/55 (2021.01); B22F 12/57 (2021.01); B22F 12/84 (2021.01); B29C 64/182 (2017.08); G01F 13/005 (2013.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/10 (2020.01); B65G 53/56 (2013.01); Y02P 10/25 (2015.11);
Abstract

A system distributes raw material powder from a reservoir to a plurality of at least two additive manufacturing machines. The system includes at least one gas flow drive and at least two conveying lines for conveying the powder to the at least two manufacturing machines by a gas flow driven by the at least one gas flow drive. The system further includes a feeding manifold for feeding the at least two conveying lines with the raw material powder. The feeding manifold is configured and arranged to selectively guide, controlled by at shut-off valves, the raw material powder into one of the at least two conveying lines. Each of the shut-off valves is arranged at the feeding manifold and is configured to selectively close and open for selectively feeding the at least two conveying lines with the raw material powder.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Kopschinski, Daniel. (2026). System and method for distributing raw material powder to a plurality of additive manufacturing machines (U.S. Patent No. 12569915). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12569915

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