Patents by Inventor Daniel Roy Ryan

Daniel Roy Ryan 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).

  • BUILD PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20250065412
    Abstract: A build plate assembly configured for use with an additive manufacturing machine. The build plate assembly includes a build plate defining a receptacle. An insert is seated in the receptacle and movable within the receptacle. The insert includes a build surface configured to support a product built thereon by the additive manufacturing machine. The insert is configured to expand within the receptacle in response to heat transferred to the insert from the product being built on the insert, and the receptacle is configured to accommodate the expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel Roy Ryan, Whitney Ann POLING
  • Build plate assembly for additive manufacturing including a heating/cooling system
    Patent number: 12138688
    Abstract: A build plate assembly configured for use with an additive manufacturing machine. The build plate assembly includes a build plate defining a receptacle extending through the build plate. An insert is seated in the receptacle and movable within the receptacle. The insert includes a build surface configured to support a product built thereon by the additive manufacturing machine. The insert is seated on a base including a heating element configured to heat the insert. The insert is configured to expand within the receptacle when heated by the heating element. The receptacle is configured to accommodate the expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Roy Ryan, Whitney Ann Poling, Mark A. Kramarczyk