Patents by Inventor MINORU FERNANDO

MINORU FERNANDO 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).

  • Method and system to reduce waste during 3D printing
    Patent number: 11738514
    Abstract: Described is a system for reducing waste during 3D printing, which includes a printing component configured to print a plurality of layers. Each of the plurality of layers comprises at least one of a first curable material and a second curable material. The system also includes a leveling component configured to remove excess material from each of the plurality of layers after each layer is printed. The system includes a first recirculation loop configured to return the excess material that includes only the first curable material back to the printing component, and a second recirculation loop configured to return the excess material that includes only the second curable material back to the printing component. In addition, the system includes a waste bin configured to receive the excess material that includes both the first curable material and the second curable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tyler Smith, Eric J. Campbell, Joseph Goergen, Minoru Fernando, Timothy Lindquist, Justin Somers
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM TO REDUCE WASTE DURING 3D PRINTING
    Publication number: 20230256674
    Abstract: Described is a system for reducing waste during 3D printing, which includes a printing component configured to print a plurality of layers. Each of the plurality of layers comprises at least one of a first curable material and a second curable material. The system also includes a leveling component configured to remove excess material from each of the plurality of layers after each layer is printed. The system includes a first recirculation loop configured to return the excess material that includes only the first curable material back to the printing component, and a second recirculation loop configured to return the excess material that includes only the second curable material back to the printing component. In addition, the system includes a waste bin configured to receive the excess material that includes both the first curable material and the second curable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Tyler Smith, Eric J. Campbell, Joseph Goergen, MINORU FERNANDO, Timothy Lindquist, Justin Somers