Patents by Inventor Brandon Joseph Walker

Brandon Joseph Walker 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).

  • Three-dimensional printer laminating fusible sheets
    Patent number: 11548069
    Abstract: A 3D printer successively fuses sheet material in a stack to form a three-dimensional object. The sheet material may provide a mesh separating islands of material that will be fused to produce the desired three-dimensional object. The mesh provides support for the island material during the fusing process and may be removed afterwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Rockwell Mackie, Brandon Joseph Walker, Nathan Donald Schumacher
  • High Energy 3-D Printer Employing Continuous Print Path
    Publication number: 20220410275
    Abstract: High-throughput printing, possible with multiple electron beams, is facilitated by a continuous powder bed preparation process operating in parallel to apply and pre-sinter the powder along a continuous helical path. The sintered powder may be self-supporting to allow unconstrained expansion in the radial direction when high energy is used for powder fusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Brandon Joseph Walker, Thomas Rockwell Mackie, Nathan Donald Schumacher
  • Three-Dimensional Printer Laminating Fusible Sheets
    Publication number: 20200368813
    Abstract: A 3D printer successively fuses sheet material in a stack to form a three-dimensional object. The sheet material may provide a mesh separating islands of material that will be fused to produce the desired three-dimensional object. The mesh provides support for the island material during the fusing process and may be removed afterwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Rockwell Mackie, Brandon Joseph Walker, Nathan Donald Schumacher
  • Three-dimension printer with mechanically scanned cathode-comb
    Patent number: 9981312
    Abstract: A 3-D printer scalable to large sizes employs a combination of mechanical and electrical scanning of a linear array of electron beams that operate to melt material of a powder bed. A housing holding the electron beam sources may be maintained at a high vacuum and positioned close to a print surface to minimize electron travel in a softer vacuum surrounding a print bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Rockwell Mackie, Brandon Joseph Walker
  • THREE-DIMENSION PRINTER WITH MECHANICALLY SCANNED CATHODE-COMB
    Publication number: 20160332228
    Abstract: A 3-D printer scalable to large sizes employs a combination of mechanical and electrical scanning of a linear array of electron beams that operate to melt material of a powder bed. A housing holding the electron beam sources may be maintained at a high vacuum and positioned close to a print surface to minimize electron travel in a softer vacuum surrounding a print bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Rockwell Mackie, Brandon Joseph Walker