Patents by Inventor Ankit Saharan, III

Ankit Saharan, III 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).

  • Vibrational densification of powder supply in additive manufacturing
    Patent number: 11253915
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for densifying or compacting powder material in the supply bin of an additive manufacture machine to improve the quality of the object being made. For example, a removable or portable apparatus can be applied to the surface of the supply bin once the bin has been filled. The apparatus can include a vibrational component that agitates the underlying powder to compact the material. The apparatus can then be removed during the remainder of the additive manufacturing process, which then follows in its normal course. A vacuum can also be used the remove of air or other gases that are emitted during the compaction process, for example, as voids are filled during densification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems
    Inventors: Ankit Saharan, III, Erling Richard LaSalle
  • VIBRATIONAL DENSIFICATION OF POWDER SUPPLY IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20180056387
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for densifying or compacting powder material in the supply bin of an additive manufacture machine to improve the quality of the object being made. For example, a removable or portable apparatus can be applied to the surface of the supply bin once the bin has been filled. The apparatus can include a vibrational component that agitates the underlying powder to compact the material. The apparatus can then be removed during the remainder of the additive manufacturing process, which then follows in its normal course. A vacuum can also be used the remove of air or other gases that are emitted during the compaction process, for example, as voids are filled during densification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems
    Inventors: Ankit Saharan, III, Erling Richard LaSalle