Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Jepeal

Daniel R. Jepeal 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).

  • Patent number: 11407027
    Abstract: A debinder provides for debinding printed green parts in an additive manufacturing system. The debinder can include a storage chamber, a process chamber, a distill chamber, a waste chamber, and a condenser. The storage chamber stores a liquid solvent for debinding the green part. The process chamber debinds the green part using a volume of the liquid solvent transferred from the storage chamber. The distill chamber collects a solution drained from the process chamber and produces a solvent vapor from the solution. The condenser condenses the solvent vapor to the liquid solvent and transfer the liquid solvent to the storage chamber. The waste chamber collects a waste component of the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Desktop Metal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens
  • Patent number: 11235386
    Abstract: A debinder provides for debinding printed green parts in an additive manufacturing system. The debinder can include a storage chamber, a process chamber, a distill chamber, a waste chamber, and a condenser. The storage chamber stores a liquid solvent for debinding the green part. The process chamber debinds the green part using a volume of the liquid solvent transferred from the storage chamber. The distill chamber collects a solution drained from the process chamber and produces a solvent vapor from the solution. The condenser condenses the solvent vapor to the liquid solvent and transfer the liquid solvent to the storage chamber. The waste chamber collects a waste component of the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Desktop Metal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens
  • Publication number: 20200376547
    Abstract: A furnace system for printing an object using additive manufacturing. The furnace system may include a furnace chamber; an outlet fluidly coupled to the furnace chamber for removal of an exhaust gas from the furnace chamber; a conduit fluidly coupled to the outlet; an oxygen injector fluidly coupled to the conduit; an isolation system fluidly coupled to the conduit between the furnace chamber and the oxygen injector; and a catalyst enclosure comprising an oxidizing catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron SILIDKER, Richard Remo FONTANA, Brian KERNAN, Mark SOWERBUTTS, Tomek BRZEZINSKI, Ricardo FULOP, Leon FAY, Daniel R. JEPEAL, Nathan WOODARD
  • Publication number: 20200061707
    Abstract: A debinder provides for debinding printed green parts in an additive manufacturing system. The debinder can include a storage chamber, a process chamber, a distill chamber, a waste chamber, and a condenser. The storage chamber stores a liquid solvent for debinding the green part. The process chamber debinds the green part using a volume of the liquid solvent transferred from the storage chamber. The distill chamber collects a solution drained from the process chamber and produces a solvent vapor from the solution. The condenser condenses the solvent vapor to the liquid solvent and transfer the liquid solvent to the storage chamber. The waste chamber collects a waste component of the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens
  • Publication number: 20200061708
    Abstract: A debinder provides for debinding printed green parts in an additive manufacturing system. The debinder can include a storage chamber, a process chamber, a distill chamber, a waste chamber, and a condenser. The storage chamber stores a liquid solvent for debinding the green part. The process chamber debinds the green part using a volume of the liquid solvent transferred from the storage chamber. The distill chamber collects a solution drained from the process chamber and produces a solvent vapor from the solution. The condenser condenses the solvent vapor to the liquid solvent and transfer the liquid solvent to the storage chamber. The waste chamber collects a waste component of the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens
  • Publication number: 20190366431
    Abstract: A debinder provides for debinding printed green parts in an additive manufacturing system. The debinder can include a storage chamber, a process chamber, a distill chamber, a waste chamber, and a condenser. The storage chamber stores a liquid solvent for debinding the green part. The process chamber debinds the green part using a volume of the liquid solvent transferred from the storage chamber. The distill chamber collects a solution drained from the process chamber and produces a solvent vapor from the solution. The condenser condenses the solvent vapor to the liquid solvent and transfer the liquid solvent to the storage chamber. The waste chamber collects a waste component of the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens
  • Patent number: 10421124
    Abstract: A debinder provides for debinding printed green parts in an additive manufacturing system. The debinder can include a storage chamber, a process chamber, a distill chamber, a waste chamber, and a condenser. The storage chamber stores a liquid solvent for debinding the green part. The process chamber debinds the green part using a volume of the liquid solvent transferred from the storage chamber. The distill chamber collects a solution drained from the process chamber and produces a solvent vapor from the solution. The condenser condenses the solvent vapor to the liquid solvent and transfer the liquid solvent to the storage chamber. The waste chamber collects a waste component of the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Desktop Metal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens
  • Publication number: 20190160529
    Abstract: A materials processing furnace provides for debinding and sintering objects and treating effluent generated by the sintering. A heating chamber maintains a controlled atmosphere for sintering the object. A vacuum pump evacuates an effluent from the heating chamber, and an injector adds a reagent to the evacuated effluent to form a mixed gas. A catalytic converter receives the mixed gas and catalyzes one or more hazardous or offensive compounds of the effluent, thereby converting the effluent to a safer and less offensive exhaust. As a result, the furnace is suitable for operation in an office environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron Silidker, Richard Remo Fontana, Brian Kernan, Mark Sowerbutts, Tomek Brzezinski, Ricardo Fulop, Leon Fay, Daniel R. Jepeal
  • Publication number: 20190076924
    Abstract: A debinder provides for debinding printed green parts in an additive manufacturing system. The debinder can include a storage chamber, a process chamber, a distill chamber, a waste chamber, and a condenser. The storage chamber stores a liquid solvent for debinding the green part. The process chamber debinds the green part using a volume of the liquid solvent transferred from the storage chamber. The distill chamber collects a solution drained from the process chamber and produces a solvent vapor from the solution. The condenser condenses the solvent vapor to the liquid solvent and transfer the liquid solvent to the storage chamber. The waste chamber collects a waste component of the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens