Patents by Inventor Kevin Edward Swier

Kevin Edward Swier 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).

  • Publication number: 20230182392
    Abstract: In one example, a device for dispensing build material powder in an additive manufacturing machine includes a first dispenser including a first scoop rotatable in a first direction to scoop build material powder into the first dispenser, a second dispenser including a second scoop rotatable in a second direction opposite the first direction to scoop build material powder into the second dispenser, and a leveler between the first dispenser and the second dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Gabriel Monroe, Macia Sole Pons, Kevin Edward Swier
  • Patent number: 10850530
    Abstract: In one example, a liquid delivery and gas removal system for a printhead. The system includes a pump to provide a liquid at a positive pressure. The system also includes a filter fluidically coupled to the pump to receive the pressurized liquid at an upstream side, at a first pressure push the liquid through the filter to a downstream side, and at a higher second pressure push gas bubbles in the liquid through the filter to the downstream side. The system further includes a vent having a gas-permeable membrane. A wet side of the membrane is fluidically coupled to the downstream side and to a printhead. A vacuum is applied to a dry side of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Ridgway Otis, Jr., Si-lam Julius Choy, Kevin Edward Swier, David N. Olsen