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Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2024
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Nickolas M. Clinton, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Charles W. Hull, Santa Clarita, CA (US);

Grant Draper, Escondido, CA (US);

David Sabo, San Diego, CA (US);

Samuel David Rohrbach, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/218 (2017.01); B29C 64/232 (2017.01); B29C 64/236 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/124 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/218 (2017.08); B29C 64/232 (2017.08); B29C 64/236 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B29C 64/124 (2017.08); B29K 2909/08 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12);
Abstract

A 3D printing system includes a machine chassis, a build vessel, a carriage, an actuator, a build platform, and a light engine. The build vessel is supported by the machine chassis and contains a photocurable liquid. The build vessel includes a downward extending tension ring that tensions a transparent sheet and defines a datum plane. The carriage supports a glass plate and a roller. The carriage is configured to press the roller against the two opposing sides of the tension ring. The actuator is configured to vertically position an upper surface of the glass plate in two positions including (U) an upper position at which the upper surface of the glass plate is coplanar with the datum plane and (L) a lower position in which the upper surface of the glass is spaced away from the datum plane.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Clinton, Nickolas. (2026). Stereolithography apparatus for improving planarity of a transparent sheet (U.S. Patent No. 12654395). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12654395

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