Patents by Inventor Benjamin Schaeuffele

Benjamin Schaeuffele 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).

  • Piston for a printhead of a 3D printer and printhead for a 3D printer
    Patent number: 11890680
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piston (5) for a printhead (1) of a 3D printer, particularly a metal printer, comprising a piston rod (17) and a ram (18), the ram (18) having a discharge side (19) that has a convex or tapering surface (39). The invention also relates to a printhead (1) for a 3D printer, particularly a metal printer, comprising a housing (3), a device (28) for supplying a metal (14), a reservoir (7, 27) for a liquid phase (8) of the metal (14), a nozzle device (2) comprising a guide sleeve (11) and a nozzle plate (9), and a piston (5) according to one of the preceding claims, the ram (18), the guide sleeve (11) and the nozzle plate (9) forming a displacement chamber (21), and the ram (18) and the guide sleeve (11) forming at least one area (40) for conducting the liquid phase (8) between the reservoir (27) and the displacement chamber (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Schaeuffele, Benjamin Schweizer, Eberhard Maier, Viktor Friedrich
  • PISTON FOR A PRINTHEAD OF A 3D PRINTER AND PRINTHEAD FOR A 3D PRINTER
    Publication number: 20210146430
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piston (5) for a printhead (1) of a 3D printer, particularly a metal printer, comprising a piston rod (17) and a ram (18), the ram (18) having a discharge side (19) that has a convex or tapering surface (39). The invention also relates to a printhead (1) for a 3D printer, particularly a metal printer, comprising a housing (3), a device (28) for supplying a metal (14), a reservoir (7, 27) for a liquid phase (8) of the metal (14), a nozzle device (2) comprising a guide sleeve (11) and a nozzle plate (9), and a piston (5) according to one of the preceding claims, the ram (18), the guide sleeve (11) and the nozzle plate (9) forming a displacement chamber (21), and the ram (18) and the guide sleeve (11) forming at least one area (40) for conducting the liquid phase (8) between the reservoir (27) and the displacement chamber (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin Schaeuffele, Benjamin Schweizer, Eberhard Maier, Viktor Friedrich