Patents Assigned to Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10857734
    Abstract: A 3D printed product post-processing device includes a main body, a lifting mechanism and a vacuum pipeline. An operating chamber is defined in the main body. A cavity and at least one primary recovery opening disposed adjacent to a side of the cavity are defined on a bottom surface of the operating chamber. At least one access hole is arranged on one side of the operating chamber and an operating window is arranged on the operating chamber. A floating powder recovery opening is arranged on top of the other side of the operating chamber. The lifting mechanism is accommodated in the cavity. The vacuum pipeline is respectively connected to the primary recovery opening and the floating powder recovery opening. The floating powders are removed through the floating powder recovery opening to maintain the operating window clean. Therefore, a post-processing operation can be facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Tzu-Hua Su, Chien-Hsing Huang, Shih-Jer Din
  • Patent number: 10850448
    Abstract: A 3D printing system includes a tank filled with a liquid forming material; a platform movably disposed above the tank; a lighting module including a plurality of LEDs disposed below the tank and used for providing light projecting toward the liquid forming material, and a controlling module coupled to the lighting module and configured to drive the lighting module to generate light that is focused onto a focus plane between the platform and the tank and having a certain distance with the bottom of the tank for solidifying the liquid forming material on the focus plane to form a cross-sectional layer, wherein the controlling module uses the brightness of one of the LEDs as a basis for varying that of the other LEDs, so that the liquid forming material solidified in single (scanning) procedure can have approximately the same hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Peng Kang, Ming-Hsiung Ding, Tsung-Hua Kuo
  • Patent number: 10843407
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) printing system including a control module, at least one moving module, a particle-type 3D printing nozzle and a coil-type 3D printing nozzle is provided. The moving module, the particle-type 3D printing nozzle and the coil-type 3D printing nozzle are respectively and electrically connected to the control module, and the particle-type 3D printing nozzle and the coil-type 3D printing nozzle are disposed on the at least one moving module. The control module moves the particle-type 3D printing nozzle or the coil-type 3D printing nozzle through the at least one moving module, and drives the particle-type 3D printing nozzle or the coil-type 3D printing nozzle to perform a 3D printing operation to print a 3D object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Wen Hsieh, Chung-Hsuan Wu, Yang-Teh Lee
  • Patent number: 10836098
    Abstract: A 3D printing method for binary stereolithography 3D printer includes following steps of: controlling a binary stereolithography 3D printer (20) to retrieve a plurality of gray-scale slice images (802,822,842); mapping a pixel value of each pixel of each gray-scale slice images (802,822,842) from a pixel value full range to an accumulation value range for obtaining a printing parameter of each pixel; selecting one of the gray-scale slice images (802,822,842) orderly; controlling a binary lighting module (204) of the binary stereolithography 3D printer (20) to irradiate for generating a layer of physical slice model (320,322,340,342) according to the printing parameter of each pixel of the selected gray-scale slice image (802,822,842); and repeatedly executing aforementioned steps to generate a physical 3D model (8?) constituted by a stack of multiple of the physical slice models (320,322,340,342).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Peng-Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 10836152
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus and a three-dimensional printing method are provided. The three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a tank, an injection module, a platform movably disposed above the bottom of the tank, a curing module, and a control module. The tank has a forming area and a separating area in a stepped manner on a bottom thereof, and the forming area is higher than the separating area. The injection module includes a storage tank and an injection pipe connected thereto, and a forming material is filled therein to be applied to the forming area. The curing module is disposed beside the tank or the platform to cure the forming material between the platform and the forming area to be a curing layer. The control module is electrically connected to the injection module, the curing module, and at least one of the tank and the platform to perform a relative movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Peng-Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 10838308
    Abstract: A method of dynamically adjusting a lifting parameter applied to a stereolithography 3D printer is provided. The method is to retrieve a printing area value of each layer of the sliced physical models and the corresponding lifting parameter after completion of printing this layer of the sliced physical model, and lift a curing platform of the stereolithography 3D printer according to the lifting parameter defining a time period for lifting for peeling this layer of the sliced physical model from a material tank, the time period is not less than a backfilling time for light-curable materials. Therefore, the time for 3D printing can be effectively reduced, and the efficiency of 3D printing can be improved as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Po-Wei Cheng
  • Patent number: 10821719
    Abstract: A method for three-dimensional printing for forming a three-dimensional structure on a moving platform is provided. The three-dimensional structure includes a shell portion and a foamy filling portion. The method includes the following: a digital shell model of the three-dimensional structure is built. Next, the digital shell model is sliced into a plurality of cross-section information. Next, a corresponding liquid forming material is cured on the moving platform according to the cross-section information to form a plurality of shell layers. Next, foaming process is performed on the liquid forming material to form a foamy forming material. Next, the foamy forming material located within the corresponding shell layers is cured to form a plurality of foamy filling layers. Afterward, the shell layers and the foamy filling layers are alternately formed on the moving platform and stacked to form the three-dimensional structure. A three-dimensional printing apparatus adopting the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiung Ding, Ching-Yuan Chou
  • Patent number: 10821734
    Abstract: A coloring nozzle cleaning assembly is used to clean a coloring nozzle of a 3D printing device. The coloring nozzle cleaning assembly includes a cleaning tank, a movable scraper and a liquid-absorbent interference member. The cleaning tank includes an opening and receives a cleaning liquid inside. The movable scraper has a contact end placed inside the cleaning tank and immersed in the cleaning liquid, and the contact end can be moved out of the cleaning tank through the opening to scrape against the coloring nozzle. The liquid-absorbent interference member is disposed within an area of the opening, and is located over a liquid level of the cleaning liquid and interferes with a movement course of the movable scraper. Excess cleaning liquid adhered to the movable scraper is absorbed by the liquid-absorbent interference member before the movable scraper cleans the coloring nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Hsueh-Kuan Shih
  • Patent number: 10792863
    Abstract: A cleaning mechanism of a 3D printer including a cleaning module, a first wiper, a second wiper, and a carrier is provided. The cleaning module has a top plane. The first wiper is arranged corresponding to the cleaning module and protruding beyond the top plane. The second wiper is arranged on the cleaning module and protruding beyond the top plane. The carrier is connected to a rail and suspended above the cleaning module. A modeling nozzle corresponding to the first wiper and a painting pen corresponding to the second wiper are arranged on the carrier and movable. The modeling nozzle and the painting pen are arranged respectively aligned to the first wiper and the second wiper. The modeling nozzle is allowed to move pass the first wiper and bypass the second wiper. The painting pen is allowed to move pass the second wiper and bypass the first wiper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yang-Teh Lee, Jia-Yi Juang, Yi-Chu Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10791949
    Abstract: A computation apparatus, a cardiac arrhythmia assessment method thereof and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. In the method, electrocardiography (ECG) signal is obtained. Whether the ECG signal is conformed to a first abnormal rhythm symptom is determined. Then, whether the ECG signal is conformed to a second abnormal rhythm symptom different from the first abnormal rhythm symptom is determined based on the determined result of the first abnormal rhythm symptom. Accordingly, multiple abnormal rhythm assessments are integrated, the subsequent assessment is speeded-up and optimized according to the determined result of a previous assessment, so as to enable to implement on a handheld apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Haraikawa, Jen-Chien Chien, Chia-Chun Kuo, Chien-Hung Lin, Yi-Ta Hsieh, Tsui-Shan Hung, Yin-Tsong Lin
  • Patent number: 10788752
    Abstract: The three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a tank, a platform, a lighting module, a control unit, a photosensitizer coating unit, and an exposure and development unit. The tank is filled with a liquid forming material, and the platform is movably disposed above the tank. The lighting module is used for providing light projecting toward the liquid forming material. The control unit coupled to the platform and the lighting module is configured to control the platform to move along a first direction, such that at least one layer object of a three-dimensional object is cured on the platform by layer. The photosensitizer coating unit is coupled to the control unit and configured to form at least one photosensitizer film on the layer object. The exposure and development unit is coupled to the control unit and configured to expose the photosensitizer film by exposing and developing to color the three-dimensional object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Hua Lee, Hung-Peng Kang
  • Patent number: 10786936
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing method for a three-dimensional printing system including a tank, a platform, an injection module, a warning module, a curing module, and a control module is provided. The control module is electrically connected to the curing module, the injection module, and the warning module. The method includes: analyzing a required amount of the liquid forming material corresponding to a three-dimensional object; obtaining a safe amount of the liquid forming material in the tank; and comparing the required amount and the safe amount, wherein the control module provides a response signal to the injection or warning module when the safe amount is less than the required amount. The injection module receives the response signal to inject the liquid forming material to the tank. The warning module receives the response signal to remind a user to provide the liquid forming material to the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsai-Yi Lin, Chien-Te Lee, Chen-Fu Huang, An-Hsiu Lee
  • Patent number: 10780653
    Abstract: A slicing and printing method for colour 3D physical model with protective film is provided. The method executes a slicing process to colour 3D object data for generating multiple layers of object slice data and colour slice data, generate multiple layers of body slice data and multiple layers of protection slice data according to multiple layers of the object slice data, manufacture multiple layers of body slice physical models according to multiple layers of the body slice data, color each layer of the manufactured body slice physical model according to the same layer of the colour slice data, and use light-transmissive print materials to manufacture multiple layers of protection slice physical models according to multiple layers of the protection slice data. The method can effectively make the manufactured colour 3D physical model be with light-transmissive protective film, and prevent the colour 3D physical model from decolorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shyh-Yong Shen, Kwan Ho, Yang-Teh Lee, Ting-Chun Chu
  • Patent number: 10780652
    Abstract: A printing method for color compensation adopted by a 3D printer (1) having a 3D nozzle (121) and a 2D nozzle (122) is disclosed. The printing method includes following steps of: controlling the 3D nozzle (121) to print a slicing object (2) of the 3D object upon a printing platform (11) according to a route file; controlling the 2D nozzle (122) to perform coloring on the printed slicing object (2) according to an image file; controlling the 2D nozzle (122) and the printing platform (1) to rotate relatively for creating an angular transposition between the 2D nozzle (122) and the printing platform (1) after the slicing object (2) is colored completely; and, controlling the 2D nozzle (122) to again perform coloring on the colored slicing object (2) after the 2D nozzle (2) and the printing platform (11) rotated relatively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Ting Huang, Hsin-Ta Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10780638
    Abstract: A platform structure of 3D printer includes a movable platform (1), a work carrier (2), an electromagnet (3) and a positioning structure (4). Either of the movable platform (1) and the work carrier (2) has a magnetically attractable portion (20). The electromagnet (3) is installed on another of the movable platform (1) and the work carrier (2) and is capable of magnetically attracting the MAP (20) to make the work carrier (2) removably connect to the movable platform (1). The positioning structure (4) includes a first positioning portion (41) formed on the movable platform (1) and a second positioning portion (42) formed on the work carrier (2). The first positioning portion (41) and the second positioning portion (42) engage with each other. Thereby, the platform structure (10) is convenient to use and has a function of fast assembling and dissembling the work carrier (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Wen Hsieh, Chi-Chieh Wu
  • Patent number: 10773455
    Abstract: A 3D slicing and printing method using strengthened auxiliary wall is provided. The method is to control a 3D printer (3) to retrieve multiple layers of object print data corresponding to a 3D object (90), and multiple layers of wall print data and raft print data, print multiple layers of raft slice physical models (400,60) on a print platform (307) layer by layer according to the raft print data, print multiple layers of wall slice physical models (420-421,80-81) on the printed raft slice physical models (400,60) layer by layer according to the wall print data, and print multiple layers of 3D slice physical models (50-53,70-71) layer by layer according to the object print data during printing the raft slice physical models (400,60) and the wall slice physical models (420-421,80-81). It can effectively prevent the auxiliary wall (42,8) from collapsing and failure of printing a whole 3D physical model (5,7) via making a raft structure (40,6) be arranged under the auxiliary wall (42,8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kwan Ho, Hsin-Ta Hsieh, Ting-Hsiang Lien, Yu-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 10759162
    Abstract: A printing head module for a 3-D printing apparatus includes a 3-D print head, an ink-jet print head and a baking module. The 3-D print head includes a melting module and a base-material nozzle to print a plurality of staking layers. The ink-jet print head is connected to the 3-D print head and includes an ink nozzle to dispense ink on each stacking layer. The baking module is disposed between the 3-D print head and the ink-jet print head and includes a fan, a discharge casing and a heating module. The fan includes an air-discharge side facing the base to provide an air flow. The discharge casing is disposed on the air-discharge side. The heating module is disposed between the fan and the discharge casing to heat the air flow and the heated air flow being blown out via the discharge casing for drying the ink layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Huang, Ming-En Ho, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Jia-Yi Juang, Yang-Teh Lee
  • Patent number: 10751942
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a three-dimensional (3D) printing device including a tank, a forming stage and an irradiation unit. The tank is filled with a liquid forming material. The forming stage is movably disposed at the tank. The irradiation unit is disposed beside the tank and includes an image source and a projecting lens. The image source is used to emit an image beam. The image beam passes through the projecting lens to irradiate and cure the liquid forming material. An entrance pupil position of the projecting lens is ENP and 2000 mm?ENP?15000 mm. An exit pupil position of the projecting lens is EXP and 2000 mm?|EXP|?15000 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Hua Lee, Yu-Hsien Syu
  • Patent number: 10753781
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing device including a body, a tank, an origin target, a sensor, and a control module is provided. The tank is rotatably assembled on the body, and the tank is filled with a liquid forming material. The origin target is disposed on the tank and rotates along with the tank. The sensor is disposed on the body and located above the liquid forming material to sense a liquid level of the liquid forming material. The control module electrically connects the tank and the sensor and drives the tank to rotate. The sensor is located above a rotation path of the origin target, and the control module senses the origin target through the sensor and positions a rotation origin of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen-Fu Huang, An-Hsiu Lee, Ching-Yuan Chou, Tsai-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 10710355
    Abstract: A method of slicing printing color 3D object and a color 3D printing system; the method includes following steps: execute a slicing process to a color 3D object for obtaining a plurality of layers of slice objects; analyze one of the pluralities of layers of the slice objects for generating sintering control data and color control data; lay a layer of powder; color the layer of powder according to the color control data; sinter the colored powder according to the sintering control data for completing printing one layer of the slice objects; perform repeatedly above steps until all layers of the slice objects are printed and a color stereoscopic physical model is generated. The method can effectively generate a color stereoscopic physical model. In addition, because of the adoption of laser sintering technology, the color stereoscopic physical model generated by the present disclosed example has great strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Chung-Ju Chen