Patents by Inventor Sarah BURKHARDT

Sarah BURKHARDT 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).

  • Publication number: 20240100771
    Abstract: A system for electro-writing of a polymer melt comprises a print-head and a feed mechanism configured to controllably feed solid polymer base material towards the print-head, wherein the print-head comprises a nozzle, a heater and an insulating spacer, wherein the print-head is configured to eject the polymer melt via the nozzle, wherein the nozzle is configured to be held at a selectable electric potential, wherein the heater is arranged in the print-head and proximate the nozzle, wherein the heater is configured to heat the solid polymer base material beyond its melting point to create the polymer melt in the print-head, wherein insulating spacer is arranged between the heater and the nozzle, wherein the insulating spacer electrically insulates the heater and the nozzle, and wherein the insulating spacer is at least partially surrounded by the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kilian MÜLLER, Sarah BURKHARDT, Petra MELA, Stefan LEONHARDT, Sebastian Tobias PAMMER, Johannes SCHWEIGER
  • Publication number: 20240001606
    Abstract: A system for electro-spinning/writing of a polymer material, the system comprising a print-head configured to eject the polymer material via a nozzle, a collector configured to receive the polymer material ejected from the nozzle, a displacement assembly configured to adjust a distance between the print-head and the collector, and a vat containing or configured to contain a liquid, wherein the vat is further configured to receive the collector, wherein the displacement assembly is configured to retract the collector and at least a part of the polymer material received by the collector into the liquid in the vat in accordance with a height of the received polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kilian MÜLLER, Sarah BURKHARDT, Stefan LEONHARDT, Sebastian Tobias PAMMER, Petra MELA, Johannes SCHWEIGER