Patents by Inventor Augustinus Gerardus Maria Biemans

Augustinus Gerardus Maria Biemans 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: 10987868
    Abstract: A production line for making tangible products by layerwise manufacturing. The production line includes: first and second movable carriers, each carrier comprising a transporter for transporting the carrier, and a building platform for supporting a tangible product, one or more deposition heads for depositing construction material in a deposition direction onto the building platforms, and a conveyor for conveying the first and second building platform towards the deposition head and away from the deposition head repeatedly. The first and the second transporter are movable at variable speeds relative to each other along a trajectory of the conveyor. Optionally, the height of the building platforms can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
    Inventors: René Jos Houben, Andries Rijfers, Leonardus Antonius Maria Brouwers, Augustinus Gerardus Maria Biemans, Frits Kornelis Feenstra
  • Publication number: 20190322052
    Abstract: The invention relates to a production line for making tangible products by layerwise manufacturing. The production line includes: first and second carriers comprising first and second building platforms for supporting first and second tangible products, a deposition head for depositing construction material onto the building platforms, a material remover for removing a surplus of the deposited construction material from the building platforms, a solidification device for solidifying at least a part of the deposited construction material, and a platform conveyor for conveying the carriers towards and away from the deposition head repeatedly. The layers are deposited on top of each other and solidified in a pattern that corresponds to a cross section of the product. The surplus material is removed by a remover, preferably before the layer is solidified. This allows the quantity of material to be adapted to the specific product on each building platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: René Jos Houben, Andries Rijfers, Leonardus Antonius Maria Brouwers, Augustinus Gerardus Maria Biemans, Frits Kornelis Feenstra
  • Patent number: 10421265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a production line and a method for making tangible products by layerwise manufacturing. The production line comprises a deposition head for depositing construction material layerwise on a building platform. The building platforms can move with a different speed along a conveyor. Optionally, the height of the building platforms can be adjusted. The method is characterized in that at least two building platforms are moving with different speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
    Inventors: René Jos Houben, Leonardus Antonius Maria Brouwers, Augustinus Gerardus Maria Biemans, Andries Rijfers, Frits Kornelis Feenstra
  • Publication number: 20190224919
    Abstract: A production line for making tangible products by layerwise manufacturing. The production line includes: first and second movable carriers, each carrier comprising a transporter for transporting the carrier, and a building platform for supporting a tangible product, one or more deposition heads for depositing construction material in a deposition direction onto the building platforms, and a conveyor for conveying the first and second building platform towards the deposition head and away from the deposition head repeatedly. The first and the second transporter are movable at variable speeds relative to each other along a trajectory of the conveyor. Optionally, the height of the building platforms can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: René Jos Houben, Andries Rijfers, Leonardus Antonius Maria Brouwers, Augustinus Gerardus Maria Biemans, Frits Kornelis Feenstra
  • Publication number: 20170050379
    Abstract: The invention relates to a production line and a method for making tangible products by layerwise manufacturing. The production line comprises a deposition head for depositing construction material layerwise on a building platform. The building platforms can move with a different speed along a conveyor. Optionally, the height of the building platforms can be adjusted. The method is characterised in that at least two building platforms are moving with different speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: René Jos Houben, Leonardus Antonius Maria Brouwers, Augustinus Gerardus Maria Biemans, Andries Rijfers, Frits Kornelis Feenstra