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).
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Patent number: 11407027Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens
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Patent number: 11235386Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens
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Publication number: 20200376547Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Aaron SILIDKER, Richard Remo FONTANA, Brian KERNAN, Mark SOWERBUTTS, Tomek BRZEZINSKI, Ricardo FULOP, Leon FAY, Daniel R. JEPEAL, Nathan WOODARD
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Publication number: 20200061707Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens
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Publication number: 20200061708Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens
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Publication number: 20190366431Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens
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Patent number: 10421124Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens
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Publication number: 20190160529Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Aaron Silidker, Richard Remo Fontana, Brian Kernan, Mark Sowerbutts, Tomek Brzezinski, Ricardo Fulop, Leon Fay, Daniel R. Jepeal
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Publication number: 20190076924Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Daniel R. Jepeal, Paul E. Dresens