Patents by Inventor Chris Anton

Chris Anton 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).

  • Building layers with unsupported portions through selective deposition-based additive manufacturing
    Patent number: 11654624
    Abstract: A method of selective deposition-based additive manufacturing includes conveying a layer (28) of material to previously built layers (22) of material. A determination is made as to whether at least one of the conveyed layers (28) of material and a top previously built layer (22) of material contains an unsupported portion (302). When at least one of the conveyed layer (28) of material and the top previously built layer (22) of material contains an unsupported portion, a first set of steps (306, 408, 506) are used to transfer the conveyed layer (28) of material to the top previously built layer (22) of material. When neither of the conveyed layer (28) of material and the top previously built layer (22) of material contains an unsupported portion, a second set of steps (304, 406, 504) are used to transfer the conveyed layer (28) of material to the top previously built layer (22) of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Samuel Batchelder, Arun Chowdry, Chris Anton
  • BUILDING LAYERS WITH UNSUPPORTED PORTIONS THROUGH SELECTIVE DEPOSITION-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20200338815
    Abstract: A method of selective deposition-based additive manufacturing includes conveying a layer (28) of material to previously built layers (22) of material. A determination is made as to whether at least one of the conveyed layers (28) of material and a top previously built layer (22) of material contains an unsupported portion (302). When at least one of the conveyed layer (28) of material and the top previously built layer (22) of material contains an unsupported portion, a first set of steps (306, 408, 506) are used to transfer the conveyed layer (28) of material to the top previously built layer (22) of material. When neither of the conveyed layer (28) of material and the top previously built layer (22) of material contains an unsupported portion, a second set of steps (304, 406, 504) are used to transfer the conveyed layer (28) of material to the top previously built layer (22) of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: J. Samuel Batchelder, Arun Chowdry, Chris Anton