Patents by Inventor Bernardo A. Gutierrez

Bernardo A. Gutierrez 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).

  • Patent number: 11964433
    Abstract: A build material conveyor is disclosed. Such conveyor comprising an auger to transport build material in a substantially vertical direction wherein the conveyor further comprises a set of wall elements selectively positioned to, in a first position occupy part of the volume of the auger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Stan Markwell, Andre Garcia, Bernardo A Gutierrez, Joan Mach Beneyto
  • Publication number: 20230158746
    Abstract: A build material conveyor is disclosed. Such conveyor comprising an auger to transport build material in a substantially vertical direction wherein the conveyor further comprises a set of wall elements selectively positioned to, in a first position occupy part of the volume of the auger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Stan MARKWELL, Andre GARCIA, Bernardo A. GUTIERREZ, Joan MACH BENEYTO
  • Patent number: 11559947
    Abstract: A build material conveyor is disclosed. Such conveyor comprising an auger to transport build material in a substantially vertical direction wherein the conveyor further comprises a set of wall elements selectively positioned to, in a first position occupy part of the volume of the auger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Stan Markwell, Andre Garcia, Bernardo A Gutierrez, Joan Mach Beneyto
  • Patent number: 11485870
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to material sets and 3-dimensional printing systems that include a fusing agent. One example of a material set can include a fusing agent and a detailing agent. The fusing agent can include water, a carbon black pigment, and a water-soluble co-solvent in an amount from 20 wt % to 60 wt %. The detailing agent can include water and a black dye. In another example, a material set can include a fusing agent and a thermoplastic polymer powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Keshava A Prasad, Alexey S Kabalnov, Stephen G. Rudisill, Ali Emamjomeh, Michael Novick, Bernardo Gutierrez
  • Publication number: 20220088856
    Abstract: A multi-fluid kit for three-dimensional printing includes a fusing agent and a fluorescing detailing agent. The fusing agent includes water and a radiation absorber. The radiation absorber absorbs radiation energy and converts the radiation energy to heat. The fluorescing detailing agent includes water and a fluorescent colorant that is active by exposure to ultraviolet energy to emit light in the visible range of from about 400 nm to about 780 nm. The multi-fluid kit is devoid of a second detailing agent and a second fluorescent colorant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alexey S. Kabalnov, Jacob Wright, Behrang Khorsandian, Bernardo A. Gutierrez, Geoffrey Schmid
  • Patent number: 11104065
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to material sets and 3-dimensional printing systems that include a fusing agent. One example of a material set can include a fusing agent and a detailing agent. The fusing agent can include water, a carbon black pigment, and a water-soluble co-solvent in an amount from 20 wt % to 60 wt %. The detailing agent can include water and a black dye. In another example, a material set can include a fusing agent and a thermoplastic polymer powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Keshava A Prasad, Alexey S Kabalnov, Stephen G. Rudisill, Ali Emamjomeh, Michael Novick, Bernardo Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 11097472
    Abstract: At least one agent distributor may be to selectively deliver coalescing agent onto portions of a layer of build material at a first density and at a second density lower than the first density. A controller may be to control the at least one agent distributor to selectively deliver the coalescing agent at the first and second densities onto respective first and second portions of the layer in respective first and second patterns derived from data representing the three-dimensional object to be generated, so that when energy is applied to the layer the build material may coalesce and solidify to form a slice of the three-dimensional object in accordance with the first pattern. The second portion may be in proximity to a boundary of the first portion. Presence of the coalescing agent in the second portion may be to prevent at least some heat from flowing away from the first portion when the energy is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernardo A. Gutierrez, Jacob T. Wright, Michael A. Novick
  • Publication number: 20210214570
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to material sets and 3-dimensional printing systems that include a fusing agent. One example of a material set can include a fusing agent and a detailing agent. The fusing agent can include water, a carbon black pigment, and a water-soluble co-solvent in an amount from 20 wt % to 60 wt %. The detailing agent can include water and a black dye. In another example, a material set can include a fusing agent and a thermoplastic polymer powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Keshava A Prasad, Alexey S Kabalnov, Stephen G. Rudisill, Ali Emamjomeh, Michael Novick, Bernardo Gutierrez
  • Publication number: 20210206084
    Abstract: A build material conveyor is disclosed. Such conveyor comprising an auger to transport build material in a substantially vertical direction wherein the conveyor further comprises a set of wall elements selectively positioned to, in a first position occupy part of the volume of the auger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Stan MARKWELL, Andre GARCIA, Bernardo A GUTIERREZ, Joan MACH BENEYTO
  • Patent number: 11014306
    Abstract: An agent distributor may be to selectively deliver agent at a first contone density and at a second contone density different from the first contone density respectively onto an interior portion and a surface portion of successive layers of build material in respective first and second patterns in accordance with data representing a three-dimensional object to be generated, so that the build material is to solidify to form slices of the three-dimensional object in accordance with the first and second patterns, and so that the three-dimensional object is to achieve a target surface roughness as a result of the second contone density of the second pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob Tyler Wright, Bernardo A. Gutierrez, Sergio Puigardeu Aramendia, Ali Emamjomeh, Lihua Zhao, Andrew E. Fitzhugh
  • Publication number: 20210138724
    Abstract: An example of a three-dimensional (3D) printing kit includes a build material composition and a fusing agent to be applied to at least a portion of the build material composition during 3D printing. The build material composition includes a polyether block amide polymer. The fusing agent includes an energy absorber to absorb electromagnetic radiation to melt or fuse the at least a portion of the polyether block amide polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Rachael Donovan, Yi Feng, Michael A. Novick, Bernardo A. Gutierrez, Mariya Gelman, Geoffrey Schmid, Carolin Fleischmann
  • Publication number: 20190351608
    Abstract: At least one agent distributor may be to selectively deliver coalescing agent onto portions of a layer of build material at a first density and at a second density lower than the first density. A controller may be to control the at least one agent distributor to selectively deliver the coalescing agent at the first and second densities onto respective first and second portions of the layer in respective first and second patterns derived from data representing the three-dimensional object to be generated, so that when energy is applied to the layer the build material may coalesce and solidify to form a slice of the three-dimensional object in accordance with the first pattern. The second portion may be in proximity to a boundary of the first portion. Presence of the coalescing agent in the second portion may be to prevent at least some heat from flowing away from the first portion when the energy is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernardo A. Gutierrez, Jacob T. Wright, Michael A. Novick
  • Patent number: 10406744
    Abstract: At least one agent distributor may be to selectively deliver coalescing agent onto portions of a layer of build material at a first density and at a second density lower than the first density. A controller may be to control the at least one agent distributor to selectively deliver the coalescing agent at the first and second densities onto respective first and second portions of the layer in respective first and second patterns derived from data representing the three-dimensional object to be generated, so that when energy is applied to the layer the build material may coalesce and solidify to form a slice of the three-dimensional object in accordance with the first pattern. The second portion may be in proximity to a boundary of the first portion. Presence of the coalescing agent in the second portion may be to prevent at least some heat from flowing away from the first portion when the energy is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernardo A. Gutierrez, Jacob T. Wright, Michael A. Novick
  • Publication number: 20190061240
    Abstract: In some examples, a printing system includes a printhead that is relatively moveable with respect to a print platform, and an airflow generator assembly to generate a first cooling airflow towards the printhead responsive to the printhead being at in a first inactive region on a first side of the print platform, and generate a second cooling airflow towards the printhead responsive to the printhead being in a second inactive region on a second, different side of the print platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Ignacio Alejandre, Sergi Culubret, Salvador Sanchez Ribes, Bernardo A. Gutierrez
  • Publication number: 20190039296
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to material sets and 3-dimensional printing systems that include a fusing agent. One example of a material set can include a fusing agent and a detailing agent. The fusing agent can include water, a carbon black pigment, and a water-soluble co-solvent in an amount from 20 wt % to 60 wt %. The detailing agent can include water and a black dye. In another example, a material set can include a fusing agent and a thermoplastic polymer powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Keshava A. Prasad, Alexey S Kabalnov, Stephen G. Rudisill, Ali Emamjomeh, Michael Novick, Bernardo Gutierrez
  • Publication number: 20180297286
    Abstract: An agent distributor may be to selectively deliver agent at a first contone density and at a second contone density different from the first contone density respectively onto an interior portion and a surface portion of successive layers of build material in respective first and second patterns in accordance with data representing a three-dimensional object to be generated, so that the build material is to solidify to form slices of the three-dimensional object in accordance with the first and second patterns, and so that the three-dimensional object is to achieve a target surface roughness as a result of the second contone density of the second pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jacob Tyler WRIGHT, Bernardo a. GUTIERREZ, Sergio PUIGARDEU ARAMENDIA, Ali EMAMJOMEH, Lihua ZHAO, Andrew E. FITZHUGH
  • Publication number: 20180009157
    Abstract: At least one agent distributor may be to selectively deliver coalescing agent onto portions of a layer of build material at a first density and at a second density lower than the first density. A controller may be to control the at least one agent distributor to selectively deliver the coalescing agent at the first and second densities onto respective first and second portions of the layer in respective first and second patterns derived from data representing the three-dimensional object to be generated, so that when energy is applied to the layer the build material may coalesce and solidify to form a slice of the three-dimensional object in accordance with the first pattern. The second portion may be in proximity to a boundary of the first portion. Presence of the coalescing agent in the second portion may be to prevent at least some heat from flowing away from the first portion when the energy is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Bernardo A. Gutierrez, Jacob T. Wright, Michael A. Novick
  • Patent number: 6162555
    Abstract: A novel fuel particle feeding mechanism that significantly improves operation of a refuelable electrochemical power source is provided. One embodiment of the mechanism provides an input of electrolyte and electrochemically active particles into one or more electrochemical cells through a feed tube. The feed tube has several embodiments that improve the flow of electrolyte and particles, and the even and complete settling of particles into individual cell cavities. Each cell cavity is completely filled, evenly and without clogging when open, and fluid communication between cell cavities is completely cut off when closed, to prevent short-circuiting of the power source during discharge or standby. Means are provided to prevent clogging of the feed tube with fuel particles, to promote complete filling of the cell cavities with fuel, and to prevent fuel particles from prematurely flowing out of the cell cavities. A method of operation is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Metallic Power, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernardo A. Gutierrez, Jeffrey A. Colborn, Stuart I. Smedley, Kent I. Smedley
  • Patent number: D574377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael D. Derocher, Adam M. Harriss, Anton Tabar, Daniel W. Gilbert, Karel J. Marsal, Bernardo A. Gutierrez, Samuel A. Lucente
  • Patent number: D729030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael A. Novick, Bernardo A. Gutierrez, Brandon Phong Khieu, Peter A. Ward