Patents by Inventor Didier von Zeppelin

Didier von Zeppelin 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: 7285234
    Abstract: Process for layer-wise production of a three dimensional body (generative rapid prototyping), in particular by 3D binder printer, including a multiple succession of the steps of depositing a powder particle layer, activating in defined areas an adhesive present on the powder particles and/or in the powder particle coating, as well as adhering the powder particles to each other and to the layer thereunder, wherein the powder particle layer is electrically discharged by ionized particles and brushed flat by means of an electrically insulated blade prior to activation of the adhesive material, and the invention further concerns a device adapted for application of thin powder particle layers, including at least one ionizing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Rolf Pfeifer, Jialin Shen, Didier von Zeppelin
  • Publication number: 20040182510
    Abstract: Process for layer-wise production of a three dimensional body (generative rapid prototyping), in particular by 3D binder printer, including a multiple succession of the steps of depositing a powder particle layer, activating in defined areas an adhesive present on the powder particles and/or in the powder particle coating, as well as adhering the powder particles to each other and to the layer thereunder, wherein the powder particle layer is electrically discharged by ionized particles and brushed flat by means of an electrically insulated blade prior to activation of the adhesive material, and the invention further concerns a device adapted for application of thin powder particle layers, including at least one ionizing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Rolf Pfeifer, Jialin Shen, Didier von Zeppelin
  • Publication number: 20040173946
    Abstract: Process for production of three dimensional bodies of particles by a layer buildup process (powder based generative rapid prototyping process), wherein the layer buildup is monitored by an optical control device, which evaluates the light intensity or color differences within and between deposited or hardened particle layers, as well as a suitable optical control device, and further yet, particles or binder liquid particularly suited for optical quality control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Rolf Pfeifer, Jialin Shen, Didier von Zeppelin