Patents by Inventor Bryan Thomas HEER

Bryan Thomas HEER 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).

  • ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF IMPURITIES DURING POWDER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20220241862
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for removing impurities from a powder bed. Embodiments include a powder bed containing powder usable in an additive manufacturing process, a recoater arm that traverses the powder bed to distribute the powder, a collector element connected to the recoater arm, and an electrostatic generator electrically connected to impart an electrostatic charge on at least the collector element and cause the impurities in the powder to adhere to the collector element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Bryan Thomas HEER, Alexander J. COCO