Patents by Inventor Nicole Weller

Nicole Weller 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 for the manufacture of a molding as well as a sensor unit for the application thereof
    Patent number: 7847212
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a molding through generative processing methods, in particular through selective laser melting, wherein a model of a molding is built from a powder material according to CAD data, wherein an application unit is used to apply a powder layer and the powder layer applied is fixed to a layer arranged there under or a base plate by means of radiation, characterized in that prior to applying a first layer onto a build platform or a base plate, a sensor assembly having a sensor level which is located in relation to the levelling level of a levelling assembly for the applied powder layer is allocated to the build platform or the base plate, the build platform or the base plate is moved in relation to the sensor assembly until the sensor assembly emits a signal for stopping the build platform to a drive in an intermediate position, and starting from the intermediate position, the build platform or the base plate is moved by a distance to adjust the layer thickne
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Renz, Johannes Bauer, Stefan Braun, Nicole Weller
  • Method for the manufacture of a molding as well as a sensor unit for the application thereof
    Publication number: 20070037509
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a molding through generative processing methods, in particular through selective laser melting, wherein a model of a molding is built from a powder material according to CAD data, wherein an application unit is used to apply a powder layer and the powder layer applied is fixed to a layer arranged there under or a base plate by means of radiation, characterized in that prior to applying a first layer onto a build platform or a base plate, a sensor assembly having a sensor level which is located in relation to the levelling level of a levelling assembly for the applied powder layer is allocated to the build platform or the base plate, the build platform or the base plate is moved in relation to the sensor assembly until the sensor assembly emits a signal for stopping the build platform to a drive in an intermediate position, and starting from the intermediate position, the build platform or the base plate is moved by a distance to adjust the layer thickne
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Bernd Renz, Johannes Bauer, Stefan Braun, Nicole Weller