Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Liquid interface techniques for additive fabrication and related systems and methods
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Application No.: US16570981Application Date: 2019-09-13
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Publication No.: US11312074B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: Adam Damiano , Dmitri Megretski , Shane Wighton , Maxim Lobovsky
- Applicant: Formlabs, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Somerville
- Assignee: Formlabs, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Formlabs, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Somerville
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Main IPC: B29C64/255
- IPC: B29C64/255 ; B29C64/245 ; B33Y30/00 ; B29C64/124

Abstract:
According to some aspects, an additive fabrication apparatus is provided configured to form layers of material on a build platform, each layer of material being formed so as to contact a supporting liquid or a film disposed within a container, in addition to the build platform, a liquid photopolymer, and/or a previously formed layer of a material. The additive fabrication apparatus may comprise a container and a leveling element, wherein the leveling element is configured to move across a liquid-liquid interface to promote or create a flat interface between the two liquids. According to some aspects, the additive fabrication comprises a film disposed between two liquids, wherein the film maintains or provides a flat surface at the interface of the two liquids.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210078251A1 LIQUID INTERFACE TECHNIQUES FOR ADDITIVE FABRICATION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2021-03-18
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