Patents by Inventor Benyamin Buller

Benyamin Buller 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).

  • Photovoltaic device and method of formation
    Patent number: 10026861
    Abstract: An improved photovoltaic device and methods of manufacturing the same that includes an interface layer adjacent to a semiconductor absorber layer, where the interface layer includes a material in the semiconductor layer which decreases in concentration from the side of the interface layer contacting the absorber layer to an opposite side of the interface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Sankin, Markus Gloeckler, Benyamin Buller, Kieran Tracy
  • OPTICS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180186081
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides various apparatuses, systems, software, and methods for three-dimensional (3D) printing. The disclosure delineates various optical components of the 3D printing system, their usage, and their optional calibration. The disclosure delineates calibration of one or more components of the 3D printer (e.g., the energy beam).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Erel MILSHTEIN, Benyamin BULLER, Alexander BRUDNY
  • OPTICS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180186067
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides various apparatuses, systems, software, and methods for three-dimensional (3D) printing. The disclosure delineates various optical components of the 3D printing system, their usage, and their optional calibration. The disclosure delineates calibration of one or more components of the 3D printer (e.g., the energy beam).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Benyamin BULLER, Erel MILSHTEIN, Alexander VARLAKHANOV, Lawrence Arnold GUNN, Alexander BRUDNY
  • OPTICS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180186080
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides various apparatuses, systems, software, and methods for three-dimensional (3D) printing. The disclosure delineates various optical components of the 3D printing system, their usage, and their optional calibration. The disclosure delineates calibration of one or more components of the 3D printer (e.g., the energy beam).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Erel MILSHTEIN, Benyamin BULLER, Alexander BRUDNY
  • SKILLFUL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180161875
    Abstract: The present disclosure various apparatuses, and systems for 3D printing. The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, software and systems for a step and repeat energy irradiation process; controlling material characteristics and/or deformation of the 3D object; reducing deformation in a printed 3D object; and planarizing a material bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Benyamin BULLER, Tasso LAPPAS, Rueben MENDELSBERG, Alan Rick LAPPEN
  • OPTICS, DETECTORS, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180154443
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, software, and systems, some of which utilize one or more detectors that may be used to detect characteristics of the 3D object, e.g., in real-time during its formation. The present disclosure provides methods, apparatuses, software, and systems for generating different cross sections of one or more energy beams used for 3D printing of the 3D object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Erel MILSHTEIN, Benyamin BULLER, Alexander BRUDNY
  • OPTICS, DETECTORS, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180154442
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, software, and systems, some of which utilize one or more detectors that may be used to detect characteristics of the 3D object, e.g., in real-time during its formation. The present disclosure provides methods, apparatuses, software, and systems for generating different cross sections of one or more energy beams used for 3D printing of the 3D object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Erel Milshtein, Benyamin Buller, Richard Joseph Romano, Alexander Brudny
  • TRANSFER OF PARTICULATE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20180141126
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes and systems, including methods, apparatuses, software, and systems for transferring a particulate material from one position (e.g., on one surface) to another position (e.g., on a different surface), which particulate material may be used for the production of a 3D object. In some embodiments, the particulate material may be transferred using, for example, a charged particle optical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Benyamin BULLER, Erel MILSHTEIN, Xinrong JIANG, Sherman SEELINGER, Adam FISCHBACH, Thomas Blasius BREZOCZKY
  • ACCURATE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180133801
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, and systems using, inter alia, a controller that regulates formation of at least one 3D object (e.g., in real time during the 3D printing); and a non-transitory computer-readable medium facilitating the same. For example, a controller that regulates a deformation of at least a portion of the 3D object. The control may be in situ control. The control may be real-time control during the 3D printing process. For example, the control may be during a physical-attribute pulse. The present disclosure provides various methods, apparatuses, systems and software for estimating the fundamental length scale of a melt pool, and for various tools that increase the accuracy of the 3D printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Benyamin BULLER, Tasso LAPPAS, Alan Rick LAPPEN
  • MATERIAL-FALL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180133956
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) objects, 3D printing processes, as well as methods, apparatuses, non-transitory computer readable medium, and systems for the production of a 3D object utilizing a material-fall directed towards a target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Erel Milshtein, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Sherman Seelinger
  • GAS FLOW IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180126649
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for controlling and/or treating gas borne debris in an atmosphere of a 3D printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Joseph ROMANO, Joe TRALONGO, Benyamin Buller, Alexander Brudny
  • GAS FLOW IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180126460
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for controlling and/or treating gas borne debris in an atmosphere of a 3D printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Zachary Ryan MURPHREE, Tasso LAPPAS, Robert Michael MARTINSON, Claus ENDRUHN, Yacov ELGAR, Benyamin BULLER, Alexander BRUDNY, Charudatta Mukundrao CHOUDHARI
  • GAS FLOW IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180126650
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for controlling and/or treating gas borne debris in an atmosphere of a 3D printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Zachary Ryan MURPHREE, Thomas Blasius BREZOCZKY, Benyamin Buller, Kenji BOWERS, Alexander Brudny
  • GAS FLOW IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180126461
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for controlling and/or treating gas borne debris in an atmosphere of a 3D printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Benyamin BULLER, Erel MILSHTEIN, Joe TRALONGO, Robert Michael MARTINSON, Alexander BRUDNY
  • GAS FLOW IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180126462
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for controlling and/or treating gas borne debris in an atmosphere of a 3D printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Zachary Ryan MURPHREE, Benyamin BULLER, Alexander BRUDNY
  • Apparatuses for three-dimensional printing
    Patent number: 9962767
    Abstract: The present disclosure various apparatuses, and systems for 3D printing. The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, software and systems for a step and repeat energy irradiation process; controlling material characteristics and/or deformation of the 3D object; reducing deformation in a printed 3D object; and planarizing a material bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: VELO3D, INC.
    Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Tasso Lappas, Rueben Mendelsberg, Alan Rick Lappen
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180117845
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides various three-dimensional (3D) objects, some of which comprise a wire or 3D plane. Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, software, and systems for their generation that may reduce or eliminate the need for auxiliary support during the formation of the 3D objects. The methods, apparatuses, software, and systems of the present disclosure may allow the formation of objects with short, diminished number, and/or spaced apart auxiliary support structures. These 3D objects may be objects with adjacent surfaces such as hanging structures and planar hollow 3D objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Benyamin BULLER, Kimon SYMEONIDIS, Erel MILSHTEIN, Thai Cheng CHUA
  • OPERATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20180111196
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing systems, apparatuses, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer described herein comprises, inter alia, an opening that comprises a first side and a second side. A component of the 3D printing, such as a layer dispenser, may be conveyed from the first side of the opening to the second side of the opening (e.g., and vice versa) during the 3D printing. The opening may be closable. A closure of the opening may seclude the component during at least a portion of the 3D printing. Additional features relating to components of the 3D printing systems are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Blasius BREZOCZKY, Richard Joseph ROMANO, Alexander BRUDNY, Benyamin BULLER
  • OPERATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20180111195
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing systems, apparatuses, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer described herein comprises, inter alia, an opening that comprises a first side and a second side. A component of the 3D printing, such as a layer dispenser, may be conveyed from the first side of the opening to the second side of the opening (e.g., and vice versa) during the 3D printing. The opening may be closeable. A closure of the opening may seclude the component during at least a portion of the 3D printing. Additional features relating to components of the 3D printing systems are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Joseph ROMANO, Alexander BRUDNY, Benyamin BULLER
  • Photovoltaic device
    Patent number: D824847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: FIRST SOLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Joshua Conley, Richard S. Malik, Jr., Brian Maus, Thomas Truman