Recent Patents and Applications for 3D Printers

by BIO MEDICAL 3D PRINTING CO LTD on February 14, 2019 at 12:00 pm

The present invention uses a monkey bar-style 3D printer for printing food objects and the like on a bed movable in a z axis by using a discharge part of an xy moving part or a piston pump moving part, which can be mounted/detached on/from the xy moving part, thereby being capable of improving […]

by ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIV on February 14, 2019 at 12:00 pm

A blood glucose sensing device includes a substrate, multiple three-dimensionally (3D) printed electrode leads comprising graphene arranged on or over the substrate, and glucose monitoring chemistry arranged in or on (e.g., adsorbed in) at least one of the 3D printed electrode leads. An end portion […]

by BASSETT BRIAN ; COMUNALE RICHARD A ; IVORY JOHN E on February 14, 2019 at 12:00 pm

This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus systems and methods described herein provide, among other things, a system for additive manufacturing of metal objects. The system includes two electron beams. In one optional implementation, one beam is high powered and acts as a deposition […]

by HONDA MOTOR CO LTD ; UNIV OHIO STATE on February 14, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Verfahren eines Hinzufuegens einer Verstaerkung zu einem Metallrohling vor einem Formgebungsprozess. Die Verstaerkung ist mittels eines Ultraschall-Additiv-Herstellungsverfahrens (UAM) befestigt, um einen Verbundmaterialrohling zu erzeugen, welcher dann zum Biegen und zum Verformen des […]

by XEROX CORP on February 14, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Ein Direct-to-Objekt-Drucker weist ein Untersystem zum Drehen von Objekten auf. Das Untersystem zum Drehen von Objekten weist auf: einen ersten Stellantrieb, ein Spannfutter, das mit dem ersten Stellantrieb verbunden ist, wobei das Spannfutter dafuer ausgelegt ist, einen Abschnitt des Objekts zu […]

by GENERAL ELECTRIC CO on February 14, 2019 at 12:00 pm

A nozzle has a main body having an input side and an output side, a central region and two opposing end regions. A plurality of linearly arranged apertures extend from the input side to the output side, and each of the apertures has a respective opening. At least one opening in the central region […]

by BOEING CO on February 14, 2019 at 12:00 pm

A tow body apparatus, a method of making a modular tow body, and a method of using a tow body. The tow body comprises a nose module, a tail module, and a first payload module that may be made of plastic by three-dimensional printing. The nose module is configured to be connected to a tow cable for […]

by FORMALLOY LLC on February 14, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to. In one example, a method of controlling an additive manufacturing machine includes: determining a material transition between a first machine control code and a second machine control code in a set of machine control codes; determining a material […]

by BREMER INST FUR ANGEWANDTE STRAHLTECHNIK GMBH ; MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD on February 14, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Provided is a fabrication abnormality detection system for a three-dimensional additive manufacturing device that irradiates a powder bed with beams for additive manufacturing. The fabrication abnormality detection system determines that the powder bed is abnormally laid when at least one of a […]

by HARRIS CORP on February 14, 2019 at 12:00 pm

A method for making an optical fiber device may include using a three-dimensional (3D) printer to generate a preform body including an optical material. The preform body may have a 3D pattern of voids therein defining a 3D lattice. The method may further include drawing the preform body to form the […]