Patents by Inventor Thomas Blasius
Thomas Blasius 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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Publication number: 20240092015Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer system (e.g., comprising a processing chamber, build module, or an unpacking station) described herein may retain a desired (e.g., inert) atmosphere around the material bed and/or 3D object at multiple 3D printing stages. The 3D printer described herein comprises one or more build modules that may have a controller separate from the controller of the processing chamber. The 3D printer described herein comprises a platform that may be automatically constructed. The invention(s) described herein may allow the 3D printing process to occur for a long time without operator intervention and/or down time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Zachary Ryan Murphree, Richard Joseph Romano, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Alan Rick Lappen, Robert Michael Martinson
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Publication number: 20240066801Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer system (e.g., comprising a processing chamber, build module, or an unpacking station) described herein may retain a desired (e.g., inert) atmosphere around the material bed and/or 3D object at multiple 3D printing stages. The 3D printer described herein comprises one or more build modules that may have a controller separate from the controller of the processing chamber. The 3D printer described herein comprises a platform that may be automatically constructed. The invention(s) described herein may allow the 3D printing process to occur for a long time without operator intervention and/or down time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Benyamin BULLER, Zachary Ryan MURPHREE, Richard Joseph ROMANO, Thomas Blasius BREZOCZKY, Alan Rick LAPPEN
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Patent number: 11888305Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes measuring at least one electrical parameter (R, L, C) of at least one wire (10) in a motor vehicle (100) at a certain time instance (ti) to obtain measurement data (M(ti)); comparing the measurement data (M(ti)) with comparative data (C(ti)) held in a data storage (5); and taking a predefined action (63) dependent on the comparing.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Andre Mourrier, Thomas Blasius
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Publication number: 20230364861Abstract: The present disclosure various apparatuses, and systems for 3D printing. The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, software and systems for a step and repeat energy irradiation process; controlling material characteristics and/or deformation of the 3D object; reducing deformation in a printed 3D object; and planarizing a material bed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Alan Rick Lappen, Erel Milshtein, Rueben Joseph Mendelsberg, Daniel Christiansen
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Patent number: 11772137Abstract: Methods of cleaning a substrate support comprise: introducing a cleaning gas into a processing chamber containing the substrate support; applying a radio frequency (RF) power to a remote plasma source that is in fluid communication with the processing chamber to establish a reactive etching plasma from the cleaning gas in the processing chamber; reacting deposits on the substrate support with the reactive etching plasma to form a by-products phase; and evacuating the by-products phase from the processing chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Xi Chen, Shreesha Yogish Rao, Sheng Guo, Chi H. Ching, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Cheng-Hsiung Tsai
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Patent number: 11691343Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer system (e.g., comprising a processing chamber, build module, or an unpacking station) described herein may retain a desired (e.g., inert) atmosphere around the material bed and/or 3D object at multiple 3D printing stages. The 3D printer described herein comprises one or more build modules that may have a controller separate from the controller of the processing chamber. The 3D printer described herein comprises a platform that may be automatically constructed. The invention(s) described herein may allow the 3D printing process to occur for a long time without operator intervention and/or down time.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Zachary Ryan Murphree, Richard Joseph Romano, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Alan Rick Lappen
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Publication number: 20230029265Abstract: Methods of cleaning a substrate support comprise: introducing a cleaning gas into a processing chamber containing the substrate support; applying a radio frequency (RF) power to a remote plasma source that is in fluid communication with the processing chamber to establish a reactive etching plasma from the cleaning gas in the processing chamber; reacting deposits on the substrate support with the reactive etching plasma to form a by-products phase; and evacuating the by-products phase from the processing chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Xi Chen, Shreesha Yogish Rao, Sheng Guo, Chi H. Ching, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Cheng-Hsiung Tsai
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Publication number: 20220339822Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing systems, apparatuses, software, and methods for the production of at least one requested 3D object. The 3D printer includes a material conveyance system, filtering system, and unpacking station. The material conveyance system may transport pre-transformed material against gravity. The 3D printing described herein comprises facilitating non-interrupted material dispensing through a component of the 3D printer, such as a layer dispenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Yacov ELGAR, Thomas Blasius BREZOCZKY, James FRECHMAN, Alan Rick LAPPEN
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Publication number: 20220297187Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing systems, apparatuses, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer described herein comprises, inter alia, an opening that comprises a first side and a second side. A component of the 3D printing, such as a layer dispenser, may be conveyed from the first side of the opening to the second side of the opening (e.g., and vice versa) during the 3D printing. The opening may be closable. A closure of the opening may seclude the component during at least a portion of the 3D printing. Additional features relating to components of the 3D printing systems are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Erel Milshtein, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Gregory Ferguson Brown, Alexander Brudny
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Patent number: 11431162Abstract: An integrated circuit that may be employed as a smart switch is described herein. In accordance with one embodiment the integrated circuit includes a power transistor coupled between a supply pin and an output pin and further includes a control circuit configured to trigger a switch-on and a switch-off of the power transistor in accordance with an input signal. The control circuit is configured to trigger a switch-off of the power transistor when a load current passing through the power transistor is at or above a predetermined current and a supply voltage received at the supply pin is at or below a predetermined threshold voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Christian Djelassi-Tscheck, Bernhard Auer, Thomas Blasius, Robert Illing, David Jacquinod, Michael Luschin, Andre Mourrier, Mario Tripolt
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Publication number: 20210359504Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes measuring at least one electrical parameter (R, L, C) of at least one wire (10) in a motor vehicle (100) at a certain time instance (ti) to obtain measurement data (M(ti)); comparing the measurement data (M(ti)) with comparative data (C(ti)) held in a data storage (5); and taking a predefined action (63) dependent on the comparing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Andre Mourrier, Thomas Blasius
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Publication number: 20210050718Abstract: An integrated circuit that may be employed as a smart switch is described herein. In accordance with one embodiment the integrated circuit includes a power transistor coupled between a supply pin and an output pin and further includes a control circuit configured to trigger a switch-on and a switch-off of the power transistor in accordance with an input signal. The control circuit is configured to trigger a switch-off of the power transistor when a load current passing through the power transistor is at or above a predetermined current and a supply voltage received at the supply pin is at or below a predetermined threshold voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Christian Djelassi-Tscheck, Bernhard Auer, Thomas Blasius, Robert Illing, David Jacquinod, Michael Luschin, Andre Mourrier, Mario Tripolt
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Patent number: 10449696Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing systems, apparatuses, software, and methods for the production of at least one requested 3D object. The 3D printer includes a material conveyance system, filtering system, and unpacking station. The material conveyance system may transport pre-transformed material against gravity. The 3D printing described herein comprises facilitating non-interrupted material dispensing through a component of the 3D printer, such as a layer dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: VELO3D, INC.Inventors: Yacov Elgar, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, James Frechman, Alan Rick Lappen
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Publication number: 20190291184Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer system (e.g., comprising a processing chamber, build module, or an unpacking station) described herein may retain a desired (e.g., inert) atmosphere around the material bed and/or 3D object at multiple 3D printing stages. The 3D printer described herein comprises one or more build modules that may have a controller separate from the controller of the processing chamber. The 3D printer described herein comprises a platform that may be automatically constructed. The invention(s) described herein may allow the 3D printing process to occur for a long time without operator intervention and/or down time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Benyamin BULLER, Zachary Ryan MURPHREE, Richard Joseph ROMANO, Thomas Blasius BREZOCZKY, Alan Rick LAPPEN
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Patent number: 10286452Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer system (e.g., comprising a processing chamber, build module, or an unpacking station) described herein may retain a desired (e.g., inert) atmosphere around the material bed and/or 3D object at multiple 3D printing stages. The 3D printer described herein comprises one or more build modules that may have a controller separate from the controller of the processing chamber. The 3D printer described herein comprises a platform that may be automatically constructed. The invention(s) described herein may allow the 3D printing process to occur for a long time without operator intervention and/or down time.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: VELO3D, INC.Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Zachary Ryan Murphree, Richard Joseph Romano, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Alan Rick Lappen, Robert Michael Martinson
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Patent number: 10259044Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer system (e.g., comprising a processing chamber, build module, or an unpacking station) described herein may retain a desired (e.g., inert) atmosphere around the material bed and/or 3D object at multiple 3D printing stages. The 3D printer described herein comprises one or more build modules that may have a controller separate from the controller of the processing chamber. The 3D printer described herein comprises a platform that may be automatically constructed. The invention(s) described herein may allow the 3D printing process to occur for a long time without operator intervention and/or down time.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: VELO3D, INC.Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Zachary Ryan Murphree, Richard Joseph Romano, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Alan Rick Lappen
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Patent number: 10252336Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer system (e.g., comprising a processing chamber, build module, or an unpacking station) described herein may retain a desired (e.g., inert) atmosphere around the material bed and/or 3D object at multiple 3D printing stages. The 3D printer described herein comprises one or more build modules that may have a controller separate from the controller of the processing chamber. The 3D printer described herein comprises a platform that may be automatically constructed. The invention(s) described herein may allow the 3D printing process to occur for a long time without operator intervention and/or down time.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: VELO3D, INC.Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Zachary Ryan Murphree, Richard Joseph Romano, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Alan Rick Lappen
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Patent number: 10207454Abstract: The present disclosure various apparatuses, and systems for 3D printing. The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, software and systems for a step and repeat energy irradiation process; controlling material characteristics and/or deformation of the 3D object; reducing deformation in a printed 3D object; and planarizing a material bed.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: VELO3D, INC.Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Erel Milshtein, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Daniel Christiansen, Alan Rick Lappen
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Patent number: 10183330Abstract: The present disclosure various apparatuses, and systems for 3D printing. The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, software and systems for a step and repeat energy irradiation process; controlling material characteristics and/or deformation of the 3D object; reducing deformation in a printed 3D object; and planarizing a material bed.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: VEL03D, INC.Inventors: Benyamin Buller, Erel Milshtein, Thomas Blasius Brezoczky, Zachary Ryan Murphree, Daniel Christiansen, Alan Rick Lappen
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Publication number: 20180318928Abstract: The present disclosure various apparatuses, and systems for 3D printing. The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, software and systems for a step and repeat energy irradiation process; controlling material characteristics and/or deformation of the 3D object; reducing deformation in a printed 3D object; and planarizing a material bed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Daniel CHRISTIANSEN, Thomas Blasius BREZOCZKY, Benyamin BULLER, Erel MILSHTEIN, Rueben Joseph MENDELSBERG, Alan Rick LAPPEN