Patents by Inventor Matthew Keeter
Matthew Keeter 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).
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Patent number: 11059223Abstract: According to some aspects, a method is provided of forming a metallic object via additive fabrication, the method comprising obtaining a geometric description of a first object with an exterior surface, generating a geometric description of a second object, the second object bounded by the exterior surface of the first object and having one or more voids, fabricating said second object via additive fabrication based on said geometric description of the second object, and depositing a metallic material onto said second object, wherein the metallic material is deposited into said voids of second object.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Formlabs, Inc.Inventors: Marcin Slaczka, Zachary Zguris, Matthew Keeter
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Publication number: 20190061232Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of additive fabrication wherein a plurality of layers of material are formed on a build platform is provided. The method comprises forming a raft structure in contact with the build platform, the raft structure formed from one or more layers of material and comprising at least one removal pocket adjacent to the build platform and forming additional material in contact with the raft structure. According to some aspects, an additive fabrication apparatus configured to form a plurality of layers of material on a build platform is provided. The apparatus comprises the build platform, and at least one controller configured to form a raft structure in contact with the build platform, the raft structure formed from one or more layers of material and comprising at least one removal pocket adjacent to the build platform, and form additional material in contact with the raft structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.Inventors: Will Walker, Matthew Keeter
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Patent number: 10011075Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of additive fabrication wherein a plurality of layers of material are formed on a build platform is provided. The method comprises forming a raft structure in contact with the build platform, the raft structure formed from one or more layers of material and comprising at least one removal pocket adjacent to the build platform and forming additional material in contact with the raft structure. According to some aspects, an additive fabrication apparatus configured to form a plurality of layers of material on a build platform is provided. The apparatus comprises the build platform, and at least one controller configured to form a raft structure in contact with the build platform, the raft structure formed from one or more layers of material and comprising at least one removal pocket adjacent to the build platform, and form additional material in contact with the raft structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Formlabs, Inc.Inventors: Will Walker, Matthew Keeter
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Patent number: 10011079Abstract: Some aspects provide a method of generating a support structure for an object, the support structure and the object to be fabricated via one or more additive fabrication techniques, comprising identifying one or more regions of the object as one or more regions to which mechanical support is to be provided, identifying one or more support points within at least a first region of the one or more regions, and generating the support structure for the object, the support structure comprising one or more support tips coupled to the object at the one or more support points, the support tips being generated based at least in part on a direction normal to the surface of the object at the respective support point.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Formlabs, Inc.Inventors: Shane Wighton, Maxim Lobovsky, Matthew Keeter, Akimitsu Hogge
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Publication number: 20180104895Abstract: According to some aspects, a method is provided of forming a metallic object via additive fabrication, the method comprising obtaining a geometric description of a first object with an exterior surface, generating a geometric description of a second object, the second object bounded by the exterior surface of the first object and having one or more voids, fabricating said second object via additive fabrication based on said geometric description of the second object, and depositing a metallic material onto said second object, wherein the metallic material is deposited into said voids of second object.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.Inventors: Marcin Slaczka, Zachary Zguris, Matthew Keeter
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Publication number: 20160129645Abstract: Some aspects provide a method of generating a support structure for an object, the support structure and the object to be fabricated via one or more additive fabrication techniques, comprising identifying one or more regions of the object as one or more regions to which mechanical support is to be provided, identifying one or more support points within at least a first region of the one or more regions, and generating the support structure for the object, the support structure comprising one or more support tips coupled to the object at the one or more support points, the support tips being generated based at least in part on a direction normal to the surface of the object at the respective support point.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.Inventors: Shane Wighton, Maxim Lobovsky, Matthew Keeter, Akimitsu Hogge
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Patent number: 9183325Abstract: Some aspects provide a method of generating a support structure for an object, the support structure and the object to be fabricated via one or more additive fabrication techniques, comprising identifying one or more regions of the object as one or more regions to which mechanical support is to be provided, identifying one or more support points within at least a first region of the one or more regions, and generating the support structure for the object, the support structure comprising one or more support tips coupled to the object at the one or more support points, the support tips being generated based at least in part on a direction normal to the surface of the object at the respective support point.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Formlabs, Inc.Inventors: Shane Wighton, Maxim Lobovsky, Matthew Keeter, Akimitsu Hogge
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Publication number: 20150145171Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of additive fabrication wherein a plurality of layers of material are formed on a build platform is provided. The method comprises forming a raft structure in contact with the build platform, the raft structure formed from one or more layers of material and comprising at least one removal pocket adjacent to the build platform and forming additional material in contact with the raft structure. According to some aspects, an additive fabrication apparatus configured to form a plurality of layers of material on a build platform is provided. The apparatus comprises the build platform, and at least one controller configured to form a raft structure in contact with the build platform, the raft structure formed from one or more layers of material and comprising at least one removal pocket adjacent to the build platform, and form additional material in contact with the raft structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.Inventors: Will Walker, Matthew Keeter
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Publication number: 20140300017Abstract: Some aspects provide a method of generating a support structure for an object, the support structure and the object to be fabricated via one or more additive fabrication techniques, comprising identifying one or more regions of the object as one or more regions to which mechanical support is to be provided, identifying one or more support points within at least a first region of the one or more regions, and generating the support structure for the object, the support structure comprising one or more support tips coupled to the object at the one or more support points, the support tips being generated based at least in part on a direction normal to the surface of the object at the respective support point.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: FormlabsInventors: Shane Wighton, Maxim Lobovsky, Matthew Keeter, Akimitsu Hogge