Patents by Inventor Andrew E. Fitzhugh

Andrew E. Fitzhugh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11840031
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus includes a processor and a memory on which is stored machine readable instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to identify an intended surface property level for a surface of a three-dimensional (3D) object, determine an amount of radiation to be applied as a flash of radiation onto the surface to obtain the intended surface property level, and output the determined amount of radiation to be applied as a flash of radiation, in which a radiation source is to flash apply the determined amount of radiation onto the surface of the 3D object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Krzysztof Nauka, Andrew E. Fitzhugh, Lihua Zhao
  • Patent number: 11760011
    Abstract: According to an example, an apparatus may include an agent delivery device to selectively deliver an agent onto a layer of build material particles. The apparatus may also include an energy source to apply energy onto the layer of build material particles to selectively fuse the build material particles in the layer based upon the locations at which the agent was delivered and a chamber formed of a plurality of walls, in which the agent delivery device and the energy source are housed inside the chamber. The apparatus may further include a vapor source to supply vapor into the chamber to wet the build material particles inside the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Steven J. Simske, Andrew E. Fitzhugh, Lihua Zhao
  • Patent number: 11526150
    Abstract: In an example, a method includes receiving object model data describing at least a portion of an object to be generated by additive manufacturing. Object generation instructions for generating the object in its entirety may be derived based on the object model data. Where it is determined that the object model data comprises a data deficiency for deriving the object generation instructions, at least one attribute for the object may be inferred and object generation instructions may be derived based on the object model data and the inferred attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Vanessa Verzwyvelt, Matthew A Shepherd, Morgan T Schramm, Andrew E Fitzhugh, Lihua Zhao, Jacob Tyler Wright, Hector Lebron
  • Publication number: 20220258416
    Abstract: According to an example, an apparatus may include an agent delivery device to selectively deliver an agent onto a layer of build material particles. The apparatus may also include an energy source to apply energy onto the layer of build material particles to selectively fuse the build material particles in the layer based upon the locations at which the agent was delivered and a chamber formed of a plurality of walls, in which the agent delivery device and the energy source are housed inside the chamber. The apparatus may further include a vapor source to supply vapor into the chamber to wet the build material particles inside the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning GE, Steven J. SIMSKE, Andrew E. FITZHUGH, Lihua ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11338508
    Abstract: According to an example, an apparatus may include an agent delivery device to selectively deliver an agent onto a layer of build material particles. The apparatus may also include an energy source to apply energy onto the layer of build material particles to selectively fuse the build material particles in the layer based upon the locations at which the agent was delivered and a chamber formed of a plurality of walls, in which the agent delivery device and the energy source are housed inside the chamber. The apparatus may further include a vapor source to supply vapor into the chamber to wet the build material particles inside the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Steven J. Simske, Andrew E. Fitzhugh, Lihua Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220048259
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus includes a processor and a memory on which is stored machine readable instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to identify an intended surface property level for a surface of a three-dimensional (3D) object, determine an amount of radiation to be applied as a flash of radiation onto the surface to obtain the intended surface property level, and output the determined amount of radiation to be applied as a flash of radiation, in which a radiation source is to flash apply the determined amount of radiation onto the surface of the 3D object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Krzysztof NAUKA, Andrew E. FITZHUGH, Lihua ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11167481
    Abstract: One example includes a three-dimensional (3D) printed object including a first lattice structure and a second lattice structure. The first lattice structure includes a first matrix having a first length, a first width, and a first height. The second lattice structure includes a second matrix having a second length, a second width, and a second height. The second length times two is a factor of the first length, the second width times two is a factor of the first width, and the second height times two is a factor of the first height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Ulichney, Andrew E. Fitzhugh
  • Patent number: 11167510
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus includes a processor and a memory on which is stored machine readable instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to identify an intended surface property level for a surface of a three-dimensional (3D) object, determine an amount of radiation to be applied as a flash of radiation onto the surface to obtain the intended surface property level, and output the determined amount of radiation to be applied as a flash of radiation, in which a radiation source is to flash apply the determined amount of radiation onto the surface of the 3D object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Krzysztof Nauka, Andrew E. Fitzhugh, Lihua Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210268727
    Abstract: According to an example, an apparatus may include an agent delivery device to selectively deliver an agent onto a layer of build material particles. The apparatus may also include an energy source to apply energy onto the layer of build material particles to selectively fuse the build material particles in the layer based upon the locations at which the agent was delivered and a chamber formed of a plurality of walls, in which the agent delivery device and the energy source are housed inside the chamber. The apparatus may further include a vapor source to supply vapor into the chamber to wet the build material particles inside the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning GE, Steven J. SIMSKE, Andrew E. FITZHUGH, Lihua ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20210206114
    Abstract: In an example, a method includes determining an additive manufacturing process instruction, the additive manufacturing process instruction comprising an instruction specifying a coverage of a set of print agents comprising a fusing agent and a colorant to be applied to build material. A color and a behavioural property of carrying out an additive manufacturing process according to the additive manufacturing process instruction may be determined and, in response to a determination that the behavioural property meets predetermined parameters, the instruction and the color may be added to a color mapping resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Morgan T. SCHRAMM, Matthew A. SHEPHERD, Vanessa VERZWYVELT, David M. BERFANGER, Jake WRIGHT, Hector LEBRON, Andrew E. FITZHUGH
  • Publication number: 20210197503
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus includes a processor and a memory on which is stored machine readable instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to identify an intended surface property level for a surface of a three-dimensional (3D) object, determine an amount of radiation to be applied as a flash of radiation onto the surface to obtain the intended surface property level, and output the determined amount of radiation to be applied as a flash of radiation, in which a radiation source is to flash apply the determined amount of radiation onto the surface of the 3D object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Krzysztof NAUKA, Andrew E. FITZHUGH, Lihua ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20210200186
    Abstract: In an example, a method includes receiving object model data describing at least a portion of an object to be generated by additive manufacturing. Object generation instructions for generating the object in its entirety may be derived based on the object model data. Where it is determined that the object model data comprises a data deficiency for deriving the object generation instructions, at least one attribute for the object may be inferred and object generation instructions may be derived based on the object model data and the inferred attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Vanessa VERZWYVELT, Matthew A SHEPHERD, Morgan T SCHRAMM, Andrew E FITZHUGH, Lihua ZHAO, Jacob Tyler WRIGHT, Hector LEBRON
  • Patent number: 11014306
    Abstract: An agent distributor may be to selectively deliver agent at a first contone density and at a second contone density different from the first contone density respectively onto an interior portion and a surface portion of successive layers of build material in respective first and second patterns in accordance with data representing a three-dimensional object to be generated, so that the build material is to solidify to form slices of the three-dimensional object in accordance with the first and second patterns, and so that the three-dimensional object is to achieve a target surface roughness as a result of the second contone density of the second pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob Tyler Wright, Bernardo A. Gutierrez, Sergio Puigardeu Aramendia, Ali Emamjomeh, Lihua Zhao, Andrew E. Fitzhugh
  • Patent number: 10926528
    Abstract: Examples analyze three-dimensional printing specifications associated with a three-dimensional printing device to determine test angles for a test object and test surfaces corresponding to the test angles for the test object. Examples generate the test object for color calibration for the three-dimensional printing device based at least in part on the test angles and test surfaces that are configured with at least one test color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ingeborg Tastl, Nathan Moroney, Peter Morovic, Jan Morovic, Andrew E Fitzhugh, Jacob Tyler Wright
  • Patent number: 10647053
    Abstract: In an example of a three-dimensional (3D) printing method, a polymeric build material is applied. A fusing agent is selectively applied on at least a portion of the polymeric build material. A mechanical tailoring agent is selectively applied on at least a region of the portion. The polymeric build material is exposed to radiation, thereby fusing the at least the portion of the polymeric build material in contact with the fusing agent to form a layer. The mechanical tailoring agent forms a composite layer in the at least the region, and the composite layer has a different mechanical property than that of an area of the layer not in contact with the mechanical tailoring agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kristopher J. Erickson, Lihua Zhao, Howard S. Tom, Aja Hartman, Yan Zhao, Andrew E. Fitzhugh
  • Publication number: 20200130282
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to synchronize a thermal image and a 3D print process. In one implementation, a processor synchronizes a thermal image with a step in a 3D printing process based on an occluded region detected in the thermal image. The processor may output thermal information associated with the 3D print process step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jian Fan, Andrew E Fitzhugh, Jerry Jin-Tzong Liu
  • Publication number: 20190152139
    Abstract: One example includes a three-dimensional (3D) printed object including a first lattice structure and a second lattice structure. The first lattice structure includes a first matrix having a first length, a first width, and a first height. The second lattice structure includes a second matrix having a second length, a second width, and a second height. The second length times two is a factor of the first length, the second width times two is a factor of the first width, and the second height times two is a factor of the first height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Ulichney, Andrew E. Fitzhugh
  • Publication number: 20190152156
    Abstract: In an example, a processing apparatus includes an interface to receive data representing a three-dimensional object. The data includes an object description comprising object property data. The processing apparatus comprises a mapping module to map the object description to an object generation description which includes at least one print material instruction associated with a predetermined combination of print materials from a set of print materials. The mapping module includes a plurality of mapping resources and each mapping resource associates combinations of print materials from the set of print materials with values of at least one object property. At least one object property of one mapping resource is different to at least one object property of another mapping resource. The processing apparatus also includes a selection module to select, for at least part of the object, one of the plurality of mapping resources to carry out mapping of the object description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter MOROVIC, Jan MOROVIC, Ingeborg TASTL, Melanie M. GOTTWALS, Andrew E. FITZHUGH, Gary J. DISPOTO, Lihua ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20190030788
    Abstract: In an example of a three-dimensional (3D) printing method, a polymeric build material is applied. A fusing agent is selectively applied on at least a portion of the polymeric build material. A mechanical tailoring agent is selectively applied on at least a region of the portion. The polymeric build material is exposed to radiation, thereby fusing the at least the portion of the polymeric build material in contact with the fusing agent to form a layer. The mechanical tailoring agent forms a composite layer in the at least the region, and the composite layer has a different mechanical property than that of an area of the layer not in contact with the mechanical tailoring agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kristopher J. Erickson, Lihua Zhao, Howard S. Tom, Aja Hartman, Yan Zhao, Andrew E. Fitzhugh
  • Publication number: 20180297286
    Abstract: An agent distributor may be to selectively deliver agent at a first contone density and at a second contone density different from the first contone density respectively onto an interior portion and a surface portion of successive layers of build material in respective first and second patterns in accordance with data representing a three-dimensional object to be generated, so that the build material is to solidify to form slices of the three-dimensional object in accordance with the first and second patterns, and so that the three-dimensional object is to achieve a target surface roughness as a result of the second contone density of the second pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jacob Tyler WRIGHT, Bernardo a. GUTIERREZ, Sergio PUIGARDEU ARAMENDIA, Ali EMAMJOMEH, Lihua ZHAO, Andrew E. FITZHUGH