Patents by Inventor Sergio DE SANTIAGO DOMINQUEZ

Sergio DE SANTIAGO DOMINQUEZ 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).

  • MEASURE OF THE BUILD MATERIAL IN A BUILD MATERIAL CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20190105841
    Abstract: An example method for measuring the amount of build material in a build material container of a 3D printer may comprise mounting a belt element tensioned between at least two shafts, and attaching a body to the belt element; driving the body towards a surface of the build material while measuring the advance and the speed of the belt element; detecting a reduction of the speed of the belt element, and determining that the body has then contacted the surface of the build material; and determining the position of the surface of the build material based at least on the measured advance of the belt element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Juan Manuel ZAMORANO, David SORIANO FOSAS, Sergio DE SANTIAGO DOMINQUEZ