Patents by Inventor Zhong Jiao ZHOU

Zhong Jiao ZHOU 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: 20210370401
    Abstract: A 3-D printing method and a 3-D printout are provided. In an embodiment, the 3-D printing method includes laser-scanning a printing material according to a 3-D printing model so that the printing material starts to be sintered into a printout in a shape, layer by layer from the bottom up; and feeding a treatment gas into a 3-D printing device and laser-scan a local area of the printout so that the treatment gas reacts with the surface of the local area of the printout and a hardened layer is formed. The laser scanning and the feeding of the treatment gas are performed alternately until a printout with local hardened layers is formed. By adjusting the gas environment, the components can be manufactured by selective laser melting equipment to have a wear- and corrosion-resistant nitrided surface layer and keep the expected ductility of the central area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Chang Peng LI, Zhong Jiao ZHOU, Guo Feng CHEN