Patents by Inventor Shannon R. Woodruff

Shannon R. Woodruff 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: 20230203337
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to food contact compliant three-dimensional printing kits, materials, compositions, systems, and methods. In some examples, described herein is an example of a multi-fluid kit for three-dimensional printing comprising: a food contact compliant fusing agent comprising: at least about 70 wt % water based on the total weight of the food contact compliant fusing agent, food contact compliant carbon black dispersion in an amount of from about 3 wt % to about 10 wt % based on the total weight of the food contact compliant fusing agent, and at least one food contact compliant water soluble first co-solvent present in the food contact compliant fusing agent in an amount of from about 1 wt % to about 25 wt % based on the total weight of the food contact compliant fusing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: EMRE DISCEKICI, GRACIELA E NEGRI, THOMAS M SABO, SHANNON R WOODRUFF
  • Publication number: 20230182381
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to food contact compliant three-dimensional printing kits, materials, compositions, systems, and methods, in some examples, described herein is a food contact compliant fusing agent comprising: at least about 75 wt % water based on the total weight of the food contact compliant fusing agent, food contact compliant carbon black dispersion in an amount of from about 3 wt % to about 10 wt % based on the total weight of the food contact compliant fusing agent, at least one food contact compliant water soluble first co-solvent present in the food contact compliant fusing agent in an amount of from about 1 wt % to about 25 wt % based on the total weight of the food contact compliant fusing agent, and at least one food contact compliant pH adjuster or at least one food contact compliant liquid additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: GRACIELA NEGRI JIMENEZ, EMRE HIRO DISCEKICI, THOMAS M SABO, SHANNON R WOODRUFF, STEPHEN G RUDISILL
  • Publication number: 20230029840
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method of post-treatment of a three-dimensional printed object and the three-dimensional printed object thus produced from this method. The method of post-treatment comprises application of a post-treatment agent comprising a plant oil and a heat-treatment step at high temperature with the aim of reducing surface roughness of the final part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: EMRE DISCEKICI, ALAY YEMANE, SHANNON R. WOODRUFF
  • Publication number: 20220348731
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a three-dimensional printed object comprising a fusing agent, a polymeric build material and a treatment agent further comprising water or an aqueous solution of methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate. It further includes a method of enhancing mechanical properties of said three-dimensional printed article as well as a method of creating a treated three-dimensional printed object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Emre Discekici, Shannon R. Woodruff, Alay Yemane
  • Publication number: 20220119620
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes kits and compositions for three dimensional printing, systems for three-dimensional printing, and methods of making three-dimensional printed articles. In one example, a multi-fluid kit for three-dimensional printing comprises: a fusing agent comprising water and a radiation absorber, wherein the radiation absorber absorbs radiation energy and converts the radiation energy to heat; and a pore-promoting agent comprising water and a water-soluble pore-promoting compound, wherein the pore promoting compound chemically reacts at an elevated temperature to generate a gas, and wherein the water-soluble pore-promoting compound is selected from the group consisting of sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Emre Discekici, Shannon R. Woodruff, Graciela Negri Jimenez, Dennis J. Schissler