Patents by Inventor Peter Soehnel

Peter Soehnel 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).

  • 3D Printer Having a Coating Device and a Coating Device Cleaning Device
    Publication number: 20190134907
    Abstract: The invention relates to a 3D printer (10) having a coater (30) and a coater-cleaning device (50). The coater (30) has a container (32), which defines an inner hollow space (34) for receiving particulate building material, and a discharge region (36) for discharging the particulate building material, said coater being movable into a cleaning position in which the coater is arranged above the coater-cleaning device (50). The coater-cleaning device (50) has a wiper element (52) for wiping the discharge region (36), said wiper element being formed from an absorbent material which is configured to receive a liquid cleaning agent inside the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Rainer Hoechsmann, Helmut Ortmeier, Alexander Mueller, Peter Soehnel