Patents by Inventor Jan WELKENHUYZEN

Jan WELKENHUYZEN 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).

  • Optimized three dimensional printing using ready-made supports
    Patent number: 11330865
    Abstract: Systems and methods for supporting an object to be printed in an additive manufacturing process are disclosed. Support structures (202, 302, 402, 502, 602) are prefabricated and positioned in the build area of a 3D printing device prior to printing the 3D object. When the object has been printed, the support is removed and can be reused to print another object by repositioning the support structure in the building area of the additive manufacturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Materialise NV
    Inventors: Mingzheng Wang, Jan Welkenhuyzen, Bart Van Der Schueren
  • OPTIMIZED THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING USING READY-MADE SUPPORTS
    Publication number: 20200329814
    Abstract: Systems and methods for supporting an object to be printed in an additive manufacturing process are disclosed. Support structures (202, 302, 402, 502, 602) are prefabricated and positioned in the build area of a 3D printing device prior to printing the 3D object. When the object has been printed, the support is removed and can be reused to print another object by repositioning the support structure in the building area of the additive manufacturing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Mingzheng WANG, Jan WELKENHUYZEN, Bart VAN DER SCHUEREN