Patents by Inventor Christopher Mimra

Christopher Mimra 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).

  • Devices and methods for unpacking an object manufactured by layered application
    Patent number: 11285542
    Abstract: Described are devices and methods for unpacking a three-dimensional object, manufactured in a swap container by layer-by-layer application and selective solidification of a powdery structural material, from the structural material that surrounds the object and has remained unsolidified, comprising a turning device that rotates the swap container from an upright position into an unloading position for discharging the unsolidified structural material, wherein the turning device comprises a drive unit by which the three-dimensional object is displaceable into a removal position relative to the swap container), following the unpacking of the unsolidified structural material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Laib, Andreas Margolf, Ben Haugk, Christopher Mimra, Daniel Giek
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR UNPACKING AN OBJECT MANUFACTURED BY LAYERED APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20200038960
    Abstract: Described are devices and methods for unpacking a three-dimensional object, manufactured in a swap container by layer-by-layer application and selective solidification of a powdery structural material, from the structural material that surrounds the object and has remained unsolidified, comprising a turning device that rotates the swap container from an upright position into an unloading position for discharging the unsolidified structural material, wherein the turning device comprises a drive unit by which the three-dimensional object is displaceable into a removal position relative to the swap container), following the unpacking of the unsolidified structural material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Wolfgang Laib, Andreas Margolf, Ben Haugk, Christopher Mimra, Daniel Giek