Recent Patents and Applications for 3D Printers

by GENERAL ELECTRIC CO on July 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm

A powder quality control system includes a powder container, a piston, and at least one sensor. The powder container is configured to contain a powder sample. The piston is configured to compact the powder sample in the powder container. The at least one sensor is configured to measure at least one […]

by GENERAL ELECTRIC CO on July 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm

An additive manufacturing system, comprises an energy source device for providing a first energy beam and a second energy beam; and a forging device comprising a forging head. The first energy beam and a substrate are configured to move relative to each other to fuse at least a portion of a […]

by GENERAL ELECTRIC CO on July 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm

A powder spreader is presented. The powder spreader includes a base element having at least a first side and a spreading element including a sheet having a curved portion protruding from the at least first side of the base element, where the curved portion of the sheet is substantially free of a […]

by DOYLE ROBERT P ; GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP ; RUTGERS STATE UNIV OF NEW JERSEY ; SYRACUSE UNIV on July 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm

A monomeric peptide that functions as an agonist for the glucagon receptor (GluR), the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP1-R) and neuropeptide Y2 receptor (NPY2-R). The peptide thus targets three of the receptors involved glucoregulation and appetite regulation to more efficiently and completely […]

by GENERAL ELECTRIC CO on July 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm

A pressurized consolidation assembly for an additive manufacturing system is provided. The pressurized consolidation assembly defines a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction, the three directions orthogonal to each other. The pressurized consolidation assembly includes a build […]

by DESKTOP METAL INC on July 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Devices, systems, and methods are directed to the use of vapor phase change in binder jetting processes for forming three-dimensional objects. In general, a vapor of a first fluid may be directed to a layer of a powder spread across a build volume. The vapor may condense to reduce mobility of the […]

by DESKTOP METAL INC on July 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm

An additive manufacturing system (250), and corresponding method, prints a part (10) in a coupled arrangement with an anchoring component (24) in a powder bed (20) using a 3D printing system (250). The system forms the anchoring component (24) with a feature that provides a resistive force to a […]

by BOARD OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF UNIV OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS on July 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm

A rail damage method, device, and vehicle therefor includes performing a treatment on a damaged surface of a portion of the rail on site; printing a powder directly onto the damaged surface, wherein the powder includes a metal or a composite; and welding the powder to the damaged surface so as to […]

by HALLIBURTON CO ; HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC on July 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm

A shaped charge for use in a well perforating tool includes at least one explosive component fabricated by an additive manufacturing process such as three-dimensional printing. The additive manufacturing process may facilitate the production of complex geometries including voids and/or density […]

by HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO LP on July 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Systems and methods for using microwave energy to form objects in a three- dimensional (3D) printer are provided. An example of a fusing apparatus includes a print head configured to apply a liquid susceptor agent (LSA) to a bed of build material. A microwave head that includes a number of […]