Patents by Inventor Bjorn Eric Sparrman

Bjorn Eric Sparrman 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).

  • Liquid metal printing
    Patent number: 11667072
    Abstract: Liquid metals or plastic are deposited into a reservoir of powder that supports the liquid metal or plastic as it cools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Skylar J. E. Tibbits, Jared Smith Laucks, Schendy G. Kernizan, Bjorn Eric Sparrman, Nobuhiro Miya, Masaki Otomori
  • Liquid Metal Printing
    Publication number: 20210114285
    Abstract: Liquid metals or plastic are deposited into a reservoir of powder that supports the liquid metal or plastic as it cools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Skylar J.E. Tibbits, Jared Smith Laucks, Schendy G. Kernizan, Bjorn Eric Sparrman, Nobuhiro Miya, Masaki Otomori
  • Additive manufacturing in gel-supported environment
    Patent number: 10953605
    Abstract: Described are methods for making three dimensional objects. A nozzle is positioned within a gel inside a container of gel. The position of the nozzle within the gel is changed while depositing solidifying material through the nozzle. The gel supports the solidifying material at the position at which the solidifying material is deposited. The solidifying material is solidified to form a solid material, which is a three-dimensional object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts and Steeicase Incorporated
    Inventors: Skylar J. E. Tibbits, Christophe Guberan, Jared Smith Laucks, Schendy G. Kernizan, Kathleen Sofia Hajash, Bjorn Eric Sparrman, Paul Noll
  • Additive Manufacturing in Gel-Supported Environment
    Publication number: 20180281295
    Abstract: Described are methods for making three dimensional objects. A nozzle is positioned within a gel inside a container of gel. The position of the nozzle within the gel is changed while depositing solidifying material through the nozzle. The gel supports the solidifying material at the position at which the solidifying material is deposited. The solidifying material is solidified to form a solid material, which is a three-dimensional object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Skylar J.E. Tibbits, Christophe Guberan, Jared Smith Laucks, Schendy G. Kernizan, Kathleen Sofia Hajash, Bjorn Eric Sparrman, Paul Noll