Patents by Inventor Kim Kulling

Kim Kulling 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: 20230393563
    Abstract: A resource management system (39) manages a supply of resource material and/or resource items to a plurality of at least two additive manufacturing machines (3) for additive manufacturing. The resource management system (39) includes a control unit (41) that is configured to receive a signal indicative of a demand for resource material and/or resource items of any of the additive manufacturing machines (3). The control unit (41) is configured to schedule the supply of demanded resource material and/or resource items according to a predetermined prioritization scheme for resolving demand conflicts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Bernd MÜLLER, Kim KULLING, Jan Philipp LÜHRIG, Daniel SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 11685122
    Abstract: A device is provided, for analyzing sensor data of a sensor arranged in an apparatus for producing a three-dimensional work piece via irradiation of layers of raw material with an energy beam. Further, a corresponding method and a corresponding computer program product are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SLM Solutions Group AG
    Inventors: Dieter Schwarze, Kim Kulling, Andreas Hoppe, Baerbel Kratz, Daniel Alberts
  • Publication number: 20220194011
    Abstract: A device is provided, for analyzing sensor data of a sensor arranged in an apparatus for producing a three-dimensional work piece via irradiation of layers of raw material with an energy beam. The device comprises a control unit configured to receive the sensor data as a time series of data values. Each data value is indicative of a process condition within the apparatus during producing the three-dimensional work piece. The control unit is further configured to receive planning data for the three-dimensional work piece. The planning data defines a plurality of scanning vectors and a sequence according to which the energy beam is scanned along the scanning vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Dieter Schwarze, Kim Kulling, Andreas Hoppe, Baerbel Kratz, Daniel Alberts