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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2024
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Lianyi Chen, Middleton, WI (US);
Luis Izet Escano, Madison, WI (US);
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to powder deposition apparatuses and methods. Certain aspects involve a powder bed including sidewalls and a stepped substrate having respective steps at different thicknesses relative to the other steps, the sidewalls and stepped substrate forming an enclosure to hold powder. A powder spreader, including a blade and an actuator, may actuate the blade across an upper surface of the powder bed and therein spread powder within the powder bed over the stepped substrate. An imaging apparatus, including a camera, may be utilized to image the powder within the powder bed and, via the imaging, provide an output indicative of spreading characteristics of the powder relative to the respective steps.
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