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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2009
Applicant:
Simon Peter Scott, Staffordshire, GB;
Inventor:
Simon Peter Scott, Staffordshire, GB;
Assignee:
MTT Technologies Ltd., Gloucestershire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by layerwise consolidation of powder comprises a lowerable build platform for supporting the object during manufacture and a sealable chamber for controlling the atmosphere around the object. The apparatus also has gas transport devices, such as pumps and valves. Substantially all of the gas transport devices are maintained within a controlled atmosphere.