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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Paul J. Leavitt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul H. Fuchs, Saint Louis Park, MN (US);
J. Samuel Batchelder, Somers, NY (US);
Inventors:
Paul J. Leavitt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul H. Fuchs, Saint Louis Park, MN (US);
J. Samuel Batchelder, Somers, NY (US);
Assignee:
Stratasys, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2013.01); B29C 67/0055 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for calibrating a print head for use in an additive manufacturing system, the method comprising positioning the print head over a calibration target, where the calibration target has a top surface with a plurality of edges. The method further comprising moving a tip of the print head to identify coordinate locations of the edges, and setting a calibration parameter for the print head.