Patents by Inventor Shanmugam MURUGA PALANIAPPAN
Shanmugam MURUGA PALANIAPPAN 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: 11926090Abstract: Disclosed is an additive manufacturing device, comprising: a vessel for containing a material which is polymerisable on exposure to radiation; a build platform having a build surface, the build platform being mounted or mountable for movement relative to the vessel; and a programmable radiation module comprising an array of individually addressable radiation emitting or transmitting elements, the array being configurable to produce radiation having a predetermined pattern by selective activation of elements of the array; wherein the programmable radiation module is positioned or positionable to irradiate uncured material adjacent the build surface, or adjacent a previously cured structure on the build surface, with the predetermined pattern without magnification. Also disclosed is an additive manufacturing method which employs the additive manufacturing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Structo Pte Ltd.Inventors: Hubertus Theodorus Petrus Van Esbroeck, Shanmugam Muruga Palaniappan, Devansh Sharma, Siu Hon Lam, Kah Fai Chin, Yong Chuan Randall Sie
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Publication number: 20230330925Abstract: Disclosed is an additive manufacturing device, comprising: a vessel for containing a material which is polymerisable on exposure to radiation; a build platform having a build surface, the build platform being mounted or mountable for movement relative to the vessel; and a programmable radiation module comprising an array of individually addressable radiation emitting or transmitting elements, the array being configurable to produce radiation having a predetermined pattern by selective activation of elements of the array; wherein the programmable radiation module is positioned or positionable to irradiate uncured material adjacent the build surface, or adjacent a previously cured structure on the build surface, with the predetermined pattern without magnification. Also disclosed is an additive manufacturing method which employs the additive manufacturing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Hubertus Theodorus Petrus VAN ESBROECK, Shanmugam MURUGA PALANIAPPAN, Devansh SHARMA, Siu Hon LAM, Kah Fai CHIN, Yong Chuan Randall SIE
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Publication number: 20230249398Abstract: Disclosed is an additive manufacturing device, comprising: a vessel for containing a material which is polymerisable on exposure to radiation; a build platform having a build surface, the build platform being mounted or mountable for movement relative to the vessel; and a programmable radiation module comprising an array of individually addressable radiation emitting or transmitting elements, the array being configurable to produce radiation having a predetermined pattern by selective activation of elements of the array; wherein the programmable radiation module is positioned or positionable to irradiate uncured material adjacent the build surface, or adjacent a previously cured structure on the build surface, with the predetermined pattern without magnification. Also disclosed is an additive manufacturing method which employs the additive manufacturing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Hubertus Theodorus Petrus VAN ESBROECK, Shanmugam MURUGA PALANIAPPAN, Devansh SHARMA, Siu Hon LAM, Kah Fai CHIN, Yong Chuan Randall SIE
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Patent number: 11628616Abstract: Disclosed is an additive manufacturing device, comprising: a vessel for containing a material which is polymerisable on exposure to radiation; a build platform having a build surface, the build platform being mounted or mountable for movement relative to the vessel; and a programmable radiation module comprising an array of individually addressable radiation emitting or transmitting elements, the array being configurable to produce radiation having a predetermined pattern by selective activation of elements of the array; wherein the programmable radiation module is positioned or positionable to irradiate uncured material adjacent the build surface, or adjacent a previously cured structure on the build surface, with the predetermined pattern without magnification. Also disclosed is an additive manufacturing method which employs the additive manufacturing device.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Structo Pte LtdInventors: Hubertus Theodorus Petrus Van Esbroeck, Shanmugam Muruga Palaniappan, Devansh Sharma, Siu Hon Lam, Kah Fai Chin, Yong Chuan Randall Sie
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Patent number: 11400645Abstract: Disclosed is an additive manufacturing device, comprising: a vessel for containing a material which is polymerisable on exposure to radiation; a build platform having a build surface, the build platform being mounted or mountable for movement relative to the vessel; and a programmable radiation module comprising an array of individually addressable radiation emitting or transmitting elements, the array being configurable to produce radiation having a predetermined pattern by selective activation of elements of the array; wherein the programmable radiation module is positioned or positionable to irradiate uncured material adjacent the build surface, or adjacent a previously cured structure on the build surface, with the predetermined pattern without magnification. Also disclosed is an additive manufacturing method which employs the additive manufacturing device.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Structo Pte LtdInventors: Hubertus Theodorus Petrus Van Esbroeck, Shanmugam Muruga Palaniappan, Devansh Sharma, Siu Hon Lam, Kah Fai Chin, Yong Chuan Randall Sie
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Publication number: 20210023777Abstract: Disclosed is an additive manufacturing device, comprising: a vessel for containing a material which is polymerisable on exposure to radiation; a build platform having a build surface, the build platform being mounted or mountable for movement relative to the vessel; and a programmable radiation module comprising an array of individually addressable radiation emitting or transmitting elements, the array being configurable to produce radiation having a predetermined pattern by selective activation of elements of the array; wherein the programmable radiation module is positioned or positionable to irradiate uncured material adjacent the build surface, or adjacent a previously cured structure on the build surface, with the predetermined pattern without magnification. Also disclosed is an additive manufacturing method which employs the additive manufacturing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Hubertus Theodorus Petrus VAN ESBROECK, Shanmugam MURUGA PALANIAPPAN, Devansh SHARMA, Siu Hon LAM, Kah Fai CHIN, Yong Chuan Randall SIE
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Publication number: 20210023776Abstract: Disclosed is an additive manufacturing device, comprising: a vessel for containing a material which is polymerisable on exposure to radiation; a build platform having a build surface, the build platform being mounted or mountable for movement relative to the vessel; and a programmable radiation module comprising an array of individually addressable radiation emitting or transmitting elements, the array being configurable to produce radiation having a predetermined pattern by selective activation of elements of the array; wherein the programmable radiation module is positioned or positionable to irradiate uncured material adjacent the build surface, or adjacent a previously cured structure on the build surface, with the predetermined pattern without magnification. Also disclosed is an additive manufacturing method which employs the additive manufacturing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Hubertus Theodorus Petrus VAN ESBROECK, Shanmugam MURUGA PALANIAPPAN, Devansh SHARMA, Siu Hon LAM, Kah Fai CHIN, Yong Chuan Randall SIE
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Patent number: 10792859Abstract: Disclosed is an additive manufacturing device, comprising: a vessel for containing a material which is polymerisable on exposure to radiation; a build platform having a build surface, the build platform being mounted or mountable for movement relative to the vessel; and a programmable radiation module comprising an array of individually addressable radiation emitting or transmitting elements, the array being configurable to produce radiation having a predetermined pattern by selective activation of elements of the array; wherein the programmable radiation module is positioned or positionable to irradiate uncured material adjacent the build surface, or adjacent a previously cured structure on the build surface, with the predetermined pattern without magnification. Also disclosed is an additive manufacturing method which employs the additive manufacturing device.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Structo Pte LtdInventors: Hubertus Theodorus Petrus Van Esbroeck, Shanmugam Muruga Palaniappan, Devansh Sharma, Siu Hon Lam, Kah Fai Chin, Yong Chuan Randall Sie
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Publication number: 20150137426Abstract: Disclosed is an additive manufacturing device, comprising: a vessel for containing a material which is polymerisable on exposure to radiation; a build platform having a build surface, the build platform being mounted or mountable for movement relative to the vessel; and a programmable radiation module comprising an array of individually addressable radiation emitting or transmitting elements, the array being configurable to produce radiation having a predetermined pattern by selective activation of elements of the array; wherein the programmable radiation module is positioned or positionable to irradiate uncured material adjacent the build surface, or adjacent a previously cured structure on the build surface, with the predetermined pattern without magnification. Also disclosed is an additive manufacturing method which employs the additive manufacturing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Hubertus Theodorus Petrus VAN ESBROECK, Shanmugam MURUGA PALANIAPPAN, Devansh SHARMA, Siu Hon LAM, Kah Fai CHIN, Yong Chuan Randall SIE