Patents by Inventor Patrick W. Anderson

Patrick W. Anderson 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).

  • Platen with grid assembly for 3D printing
    Patent number: 11904542
    Abstract: A platen assembly for use with an extrusion-based 3D printer includes a grid assembly comprising at least a 4×2 framework of interlocked perpendicular x direction beams and y direction beams, providing a substantially planar upper surface and a bottom surface. The platen assembly includes a platen comprising a thin metal sheet supported on the upper surface of the grid assembly and secured to the grid assembly such that the top surface provides a substantially flat build surface. The x direction beams, the y direction beams and the platen are constructed of substantially a same thermal expansion properties, and wherein the build surface of the platen has a build surface area of at least 400 square inches and maintains its flatness to within a flatness tolerance of 0.020 inches over a temperature range of at least 20 C-300 C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Lee Chapman, Robert Skubic, Bryan Migliori, Benjamin L Braton, Patrick W. Anderson, Josh Durand, Colin Schiel
  • PLATEN WITH GRID ASSEMBLY FOR 3D PRINTING
    Publication number: 20220001613
    Abstract: A platen assembly for use with an extrusion-based 3D printer includes a grid assembly comprising at least a 4×2 framework of interlocked perpendicular x direction beams and y direction beams, providing a substantially planar upper surface and a bottom surface. The platen assembly includes a platen comprising a thin metal sheet supported on the upper surface of the grid assembly and secured to the grid assembly such that the top surface provides a substantially flat build surface. The x direction beams, the y direction beams and the platen are constructed of substantially a same thermal expansion properties, and wherein the build surface of the platen has a build surface area of at least 400 square inches and maintains its flatness to within a flatness tolerance of 0.020 inches over a temperature range of at least 20 C-300 C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jeff Lee Chapman, Robert Skubic, Bryan Migliori, Benjamin L. Braton, Patrick W. Anderson, Josh Durand, Colin Schiel