Patents by Inventor Sobieslaw Gacek

Sobieslaw Gacek 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).

  • Methods of using 3D-printing systems configured for advanced heat treatment and related systems and other methods
    Patent number: 10933622
    Abstract: Methods of creating and heat-treating 3D-printed objects may involve creating an object utilizing a 3D printer. The object may be moved from the 3D printer to a heat-treatment apparatus. The object may be exposed to an elevated temperature and pressure may be applied to the object utilizing a pressure-transmission medium of the heat-treatment apparatus. The 3D printer and heat-treatment apparatus may in a unified process flow volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Madison S. Burns, Luke Alan Boyer, Christoph Wangenheim, James Andy Oxford, Sobieslaw Gacek
  • METHODS OF USING 3D-PRINTING SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR ADVANCED HEAT TREATMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND OTHER METHODS
    Publication number: 20200180296
    Abstract: Methods of creating and heat-treating 3D-printed objects may involve creating an object utilizing a 3D printer. The object may be moved from the 3D printer to a heat-treatment apparatus. The object may be exposed to an elevated temperature and pressure may be applied to the object utilizing a pressure-transmission medium of the heat-treatment apparatus. The 3D printer and heat-treatment apparatus may in a unified process flow volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Madison S. Burns, Luke Alan Boyer, Christoph Wangenheim, James Andy Oxford, Sobieslaw Gacek
  • 3D-printing systems configured for advanced heat treatment and related methods
    Patent number: 10576726
    Abstract: In some embodiments, systems for creating and heat-treating 3D-printed objects may include a 3D printer configured to create the object. A heat-treatment apparatus may be operatively connected to the 3D printer. The heat-treatment apparatus may be configured to expose the object to an elevated temperature to heat-treat the object. A pressure-transmission medium of the heat-treatment apparatus may be configured to apply pressure to the object during heat treatment. The 3D printer and heat-treatment apparatus may be incorporated into a unified process flow volume. Methods of creating and heat-treating 3D-printed objects may involve creating an object utilizing a 3D printer. The object may be moved from the 3D printer to a heat-treatment apparatus. The object may be exposed to an elevated temperature and pressure may be applied to the object utilizing a pressure-transmission medium of the heat-treatment apparatus. The 3D printer and heat-treatment apparatus may in a unified process flow volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventors: Madison S. Burns, Luke Alan Boyer, Christoph Wangenheim, James Andy Oxford, Sobieslaw Gacek
  • 3D-PRINTING SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR ADVANCED HEAT TREATMENT AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20170282457
    Abstract: In some embodiments, systems for creating and heat-treating 3D-printed objects may include a 3D printer configured to create the object. A heat-treatment apparatus may be operatively connected to the 3D printer. The heat-treatment apparatus may be configured to expose the object to an elevated temperature to heat-treat the object. A pressure-transmission medium of the heat-treatment apparatus may be configured to apply pressure to the object during heat treatment. The 3D printer and heat-treatment apparatus may be incorporated into a unified process flow volume. Methods of creating and heat-treating 3D-printed objects may involve creating an object utilizing a 3D printer. The object may be moved from the 3D printer to a heat-treatment apparatus. The object may be exposed to an elevated temperature and pressure may be applied to the object utilizing a pressure-transmission medium of the heat-treatment apparatus. The 3D printer and heat-treatment apparatus may in a unified process flow volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Madison S. Burns, Luke Alan Boyer, Christoph Wangenheim, James Andy Oxford, Sobieslaw Gacek