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- Patent Title: Photodetector array for additive manufacturing operations
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Application No.: US17003330Application Date: 2020-08-26
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Publication No.: US11260456B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: R. Bruce Madigan , Mark J. Cola , Scott Betts , Darren Beckett , Alberto M. Castro , Lars Jacquemetton , Martin Piltch
- Applicant: Sigma Labs, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NM Santa Fe
- Assignee: Sigma Labs, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Sigma Labs, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NM Santa Fe
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: B22F3/105
- IPC: B22F3/105 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B23K26/06 ; B23K26/082 ; B23K26/342 ; B23K26/03 ; B29C64/00 ; B22F12/00 ; B22F10/00 ; B22F10/10

Abstract:
This disclosure describes an additive manufacturing system that includes a build plane having a first region and a second region. Multiple energy source can be positioned above the build plane and configured to direct energy into the first and second regions of the build plane. The system includes optical sensors configured to monitor an intensity of light emitted from the energy sources. A processor associated with the additive manufacturing system is configured to adjust the sensor outputs in response to the energy sources coming into close proximity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210046546A1 PHOTODETECTOR ARRAY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS Public/Granted day:2021-02-18
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