Patents Examined by Jonathan B Woo
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Patent number: 12629772Abstract: A laser beam application unit of a laser processing machine includes a laser oscillator that emits a laser beam, an f? main lens that focuses and applies the laser beam which has been emitted from the laser oscillator, to a workpiece held on a holding table, a scan unit that is arranged on an optical path between the laser oscillator and the f? main lens, scans the laser beam, and guides the resulting scanned laser beam to the f? main lens, and an f? sub-lens that is arranged on the optical path between the laser oscillator and the scan unit and converts the laser beam from parallel light into diffused light.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventor: Joel Koerwer
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Patent number: 12617148Abstract: An actuator assembly for distributing build material and depositing binder material in an additive manufacturing apparatus may comprise an upper support and a lower support spaced vertically spaced from one another. A recoat head actuator may be coupled to a recoat head and one of the upper support and the lower support. The recoat head actuator may include a recoat motion axis. The recoat head actuator effects bi-directional movement of the recoat head on the recoat motion axis. A print head actuator may be coupled to a print head and the other of the upper support and the lower support. The print head actuator may include a print motion axis. The print head actuator effects bi-directional movement of the print head on the print motion axis. The recoat motion axis and the print motion axis are parallel to one another and spaced apart from one another in the vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 5, 2026Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Carlos H. Bonilla, John Sterle, Vadim Bromberg, Tyler Andrew Griffith, Victor Fulton, Jacob Mayer, Peter Douglas Lueschen
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Patent number: 12576580Abstract: A 3D printing system for continuous fiber reinforced composite materials is provided. The 3D printing system does not require the fiber and resin to be premixed before they are used in 3D printing. Instead, the 3D printing system includes a guiding device that deposits fiber preform onto a build plate to form a predetermined shape, a preparation module that processes the fiber preform, a dispenser that dispenses a resin material on the fiber preform, a heater that applies heat to the mixture of the fiber preform and the resin materials to form a composite material, and a curing module that applies pressure and heat to cure the composite material.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Inventors: Kun Fu, Hao Wu, Danning Zhang
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Patent number: 12570042Abstract: The disclosure is of and includes at least an apparatus, system and method for a print head for additive manufacturing. The apparatus, system and method may include two proximate hobs suitable to receive and extrude therebetween a print material filament for the additive manufacturing, each of the two hobs comprising a diameter of greater than 15 mm; at least one motor capable of imparting a rotation to a respective one of the two hobs, wherein the extrusion results from the rotation; and an interface to a liquefier capable of outputting the extruded print material filament after at least partial liquefication by at least one nozzle heater to perform the additive manufacturing.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Inventors: Scott Klimczak, Luke Rodgers, Darin Burgess
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Patent number: 12565015Abstract: A device for moulding at least one bladed part of a turbomachine, including a base, a mould formed from several parts that are interlocked with each other. The mould is applied to the base and a first sealing device is mounted between the mould and the base. The bell-shaped dome is mounted on the mould and around the mould, the bell-shaped dome being applied to the base and a second sealing device being mounted between the bell-shaped dome and the base. The bell-shaped dome is configured to be held clamped against the base and includes inner surfaces cooperating by corner effect with complementary outer surfaces of the mould in order to apply a clamping force on the parts of this mould.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Maxime Marie Desire Blaise, Hubert Jean Marie Fabre, Jeff Pote
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Patent number: 12558809Abstract: A 3D printing system for construction includes a 3D printing assembly having a pair of tower assemblies, and a pair of rail assemblies. The pair of tower assemblies are movably disposed on the pair of rail assemblies. Each of the pair of rail assemblies defines a longitudinal axis and the pair of tower assemblies are configured to move on the pair of rail assemblies in a direction along the longitudinal axis. Each of the rail assemblies includes a plurality of rail parts. Each of the rail parts includes at least one track extending along the longitudinal axis, an aligning protrusion at a first end portion thereof, and an aligning groove at a second end portion thereof. The aligning groove is configured to accept the aligning protrusion of an adjacent rail part.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 24, 2026Assignee: ICON Technology, Inc.Inventors: Alex Le Roux, Henry Wang, Nathan P. Wang
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Patent number: 12544992Abstract: A device for moulding at least one bladed part of a turbine engine, including a base; a mould formed from a plurality of parts nested inside one another, this mould being applied to the base. A first seal is mounted between the mould and the base; and a bell is mounted on the mould and around the mould, this bell being applied to the base. A second seal is mounted between the bell and the base, this bell being configured to be held tight against the base and having interior surfaces engaging by wedge effect with complementary exterior surfaces of the mould in order to apply a clamping force on the parts of this mould.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Maxime Marie Desire Blaise, Hubert Jean Marie Fabre, Jeff Pote
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Patent number: 12528251Abstract: A method is described in which data representing a plurality of three-dimensional objects to be printed in a printing job is received and printer control data is generated based on an attribute to be prioritised for each object. The plurality of three-dimensional objects are printed in one printing job by printing a plurality of successive layers based on the generated printer control data. Printing a layer comprising printing a portion of a first object in a first print mode, wherein a first attribute is prioritised, and printing a portion of a second object in a second print mode, wherein a second attribute is prioritised.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 20, 2026Assignee: PERIDOT PRINT LLCInventors: Sergio Gonzalez Martin, Ismael Fernandez Aymerich, Manuel Freire Garcia
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Patent number: 12466133Abstract: A flow system and a flow arrangement for flowing a building material in a building field of a manufacturing device for additive manufacturing includes an outer flow guide having an opening connectable to a gas discharge for discharging gas from a process chamber of the device, and a second flow opening connectable to a gas supply for supplying gas into the process chamber, the outer flow guide and a central flow guide are outside the building field, the building field extends radially from a building field recess not usable for manufacturing, wherein the outer flow guide is outside of the building field, and the central flow guide is in a central building field recess region, which is arranged outside in an inward radial direction of the building field, to generate gas flow running in radial flow direction over the building field.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 11, 2025Assignee: AMCM GMBHInventor: Georg Fey
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Patent number: 12466116Abstract: A mold-clamping machine includes a pressure receiving mount, a turn table mounted on the pressure receiving mount so as to be freely turnable, a movable mount placed at a position higher than the turn table, tie bars attached to and extending downwardly from the movable mount, and which pass completely through the pressure receiving mount and a traction mount. The mold-clamping machine clamps a metal mold by moving down the traction mount with reference to the pressure receiving mount. Each of the tie bars is freely movable up and down by each of first to third cylindrical guides provided at the pressure receiving mount. The second cylindrical guide and the third cylindrical guide each include a rectangular flange portion fastened to the pressure receiving mount, and respective attachment attitudes of the second cylindrical guide and the third cylindrical guide are adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: November 11, 2025Assignee: NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Masaru Hanaoka
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Patent number: 12458055Abstract: Systems and methods for a food processing are provided. A food processing knockout assembly includes: a motor; a crank arm connected to the motor and configured to be rotated by the motor, around an axis that passes through the crank arm; a connecting arm connected to the crank arm and configured to move in a vertical direction in response to rotation of the crank arm; a beam connected to the connecting arm and configured to move in the vertical direction in response to movement of the connecting arm in the vertical direction; and at least one knockout shaft connected to the beam, at one end of the at least one knockout shaft, and configured to move in the vertical direction in response to movement of the beam in the vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 4, 2025Assignee: FORMER ASSOCIATES, LLCInventors: Thomas Auf Der Maur, Victor Guynn, Paul Andres, Joe Middleton
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Patent number: 12441052Abstract: 3D (three-dimensional) ink-jet printing includes techniques for evaporating a carrier liquid during printing while at least a portion of dispersant remains in the printed layer; evaporating dispersant in a first layer prior to sintering the first layer and/or prior to printing a second layer; leveling an upper-layer of a printed object using a horizontal roller; and printing layers of an object, each layer with both object and support portions, resulting in an object with support, in particular, support for negative angles and molds.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 14, 2025Assignee: XJet Ltd.Inventors: Eli Kritchman, Nadav Mordechai, Igor Gofman, Alex Drukman, Mark Baevsky, Denis Dragunov, Eduardo Napadensky, Yohai Dayagi, Mubeen Baidossi, Avi Levy, Michael Pilavsky
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Patent number: 12442614Abstract: A method is described of making a training firearm that has a replaceable magazine. The training firearm is not an actual firearm but possesses a visual look and tactile fee of an actual firearm, to enable a user to train realistically but safely.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2024Date of Patent: October 14, 2025Assignee: Armament Systems and Procedures, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Parsons, Jilene H. Beyer
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Patent number: 12409593Abstract: An injection molding machine includes an injection device including at least first and second injection units, and one mold clamping device. A molding material is injected into a first cavity space by the first injection unit, and a molding material is injected into a second cavity space by the second injection unit. The injection molding machine further includes a control device controlling the injection device and the mold clamping device, and a storage device storing a set time in advance. The control device starts injection of the second injection unit after elapse of the set time from a predetermined time point. The predetermined time point is a time point at which the first injection unit starts injection or an earlier time point. The set time is a delay time for delaying start of injection of the second injection unit from start of injection of the first injection unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2023Date of Patent: September 9, 2025Assignee: Sodick Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shuji Aiba
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Patent number: 12403650Abstract: Methods of additively manufacturing a three-dimensional object include irradiating a first build plane region using a first energy beam defining a beam diameter, the first energy beam travelling along a first oscillating path in a first direction to consolidate a first wall defining a thickness perpendicular to the first direction, wherein a build material adjacent a first side of the first wall and the build material adjacent a second side of the first wall, opposite the first side of the first wall, remains unconsolidated; and wherein the thickness of the first wall is greater than the beam diameter.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: September 2, 2025Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Victor Petrovich Ostroverkhov, Christopher Darby Immer, Thomas Charles Adcock, Justin John Gambone, Daniel Jason Erno, Brian Scott McCarthy, John Joseph Madelone, Jr.
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Patent number: 12372865Abstract: A stamp suitable for use in a micro-transfer printing process. The stamp comprises: a carrier layer; a plurality of stamp base sections, wherein: each stamp base section is attached on a first surface to the carrier layer, and separated from each adjacent stamp base section by a gap; and each stamp base section includes one or more stamping posts, for adhering to a source coupon, each stamping post extending from a second surface of its respective stamp base section.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Rockley Photonics LimitedInventors: Guomin Yu, Aaron John Zilkie
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Patent number: 12362220Abstract: Disclosed, in the present specification, is a transfer substrate for transferring a semiconductor light emitting device with high reliability and a method for manufacturing a display device by using same. Specifically, the transfer substrate includes an organic stamp layer having a protrusion, wherein the organic stamp layer contains a plurality of inorganic fillers, and the concentration of the inorganic fillers is formed so as to increase as the distance from the protrusion increases. Therefore, the protrusion of the organic stamp layer has a low concentration of the inorganic fillers so as to maintain sufficient adhesion for transferring the semiconductor light emitting device, and the stiffness of the organic stamp layer itself is formed so as to be much stronger than that of a stamp layer using a single organic material.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jungsub Kim, Yongdae Kim, Sunghyun Moon
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Patent number: 12344760Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to food contact compliant three-dimensional printing kits and systems. In one example, a multi-fluid kit of food contact compliant agents for three-dimensional printing can include a food contact compliant fusing agent and a food contact compliant detailing agent. The fusing agent can include from about 70 wt % to about 96 wt % water, a food contact compliant carbon black dispersion in an amount of from about 3 wt % to about 10 wt % by solids weight of the carbon black dispersion, and food grade propylene glycol in an amount from about 1 wt % to about 15 wt %. The detailing agent can include from about 70 wt % to about 90 wt % water, food grade propylene glycol in an amount from about 10 wt % to about 25 wt %, and a food contact compliant chelating compound in an amount of from about 0.01 wt % to about 1 wt %.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: Peridot Print LLCInventors: Emre Hiro Discekici, Graciela Emma Negri Jimenez, Thomas M Sabo, Jason Christopher Butler
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Patent number: 12324713Abstract: A manufacturing device is provided for the production of a blank, in particular one which is to be polymerized, of a dental restoration part. A mold for receiving blank material includes in particular a pot-shaped or cup-shaped base and a punch or—possibly hood-shaped—cover. An insert body with a structure on its underside and a heating device for the mold and a control device for the manufacturing device are provided. A height measuring device is connected to the control device, which measures the height of a reference surface connected to the punch or cover, relative to the base. The control device calculates the height position of the structure based on this measured height.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AGInventors: Roger Frei, Markus Kiem, Markus Geier
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3D printer providing spool chip dock outside of spool cabinet environment and methods of use thereof
Patent number: 12285907Abstract: A consumable assembly for a 3D printer includes a spool carrying wound filament. A 3D printer includes a print head configured to receive filament material and a spool cabinet configured to have a filament spool positioned therein to provide a controlled environment for filament on the filament spool. A dock of the 3D printer is located outside of a chamber of the spool cabinet and is configured to receive a filament key fob, including a spool chip, of the filament spool to maintain the spool chip outside of the controlled environment of the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: STRATASYS, INC.Inventors: Patrick Anderson, Dang Yang, Ross Michalkiewicz