Patents by Inventor Kyle N. Hounsell

Kyle N. Hounsell 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).

  • Fused deposition model cold slurry printer
    Patent number: 9883685
    Abstract: Fused deposition model printer system. The system prints cold slurry substances and includes a source of a cold slurry substance with a print platform supported for at least three axes of motion under computer control. An extruder head system including a nozzle extrudes a stream of the cold slurry substance from the source onto the print platform, the extruder head including a heater. A cryogen line is provided having a perforated section for surrounding the continuous stream of the cold slurry substance to spray a cryogen onto the cold slurry substance to cool it upon extrusion. A chilled compartment or freezer is provided in which the print platform, extruder head system, and cryogen line are contained to maintain those components at a selected temperature whereby the cold slurry substance is printed to form a desired three dimensional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kristine A. Bunker, Jamison Go, Anastasios John Hart, Kyle N. Hounsell, Donghyun Kim
  • Fused Deposition Model Cold Slurry Printer
    Publication number: 20160324206
    Abstract: Fused deposition model printer system. The system prints cold slurry substances and includes a source of a cold slurry substance with a print platform supported for at least three axes of motion under computer control. An extruder head system including a nozzle extrudes a stream of the cold slurry substance from the source onto the print platform, the extruder head including a heater. A cryogen line is provided having a perforated section for surrounding the continuous stream of the cold slurry substance to spray a cryogen onto the cold slurry substance to cool it upon extrusion. A chilled compartment or freezer is provided in which the print platform, extruder head system, and cryogen line are contained to maintain those components at a selected temperature whereby the cold slurry substance is printed to form a desired three dimensional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Kristine A. Bunker, Jamison Go, Anastasios John Hart, Kyle N. Hounsell, Donghyun Kim