Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus, system and method of operating an additive manufacturing nozzle
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Application No.: US16736551Application Date: 2020-01-07
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Publication No.: US11458683B2Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: William MacNeish , Erik Gjovik
- Applicant: Jabil Inc.
- Applicant Address: US FL St. Petersburg
- Assignee: Jabil Inc.
- Current Assignee: Jabil Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL St. Petersburg
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Agent Thomas J. McWilliams
- Main IPC: B29C64/295
- IPC: B29C64/295 ; B29C64/209 ; B29C64/106 ; H05B6/36 ; B29C64/40 ; H05B3/12 ; B29C64/118 ; H05B3/28 ; H05B3/46 ; B33Y30/00

Abstract:
Apparatuses, systems and methods of providing heat to enable an FDM additive manufacturing nozzle having refined print control and enhanced printing speed. The heating element may include at least one sheath sized to fittedly engage around an outer circumference of the FDM printer nozzle; at least one wire coil at least partially contacting an inner diameter of the sheath; and at least one energy receiver associated with the at least one wire coil.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200215755A1 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING NOZZLE Public/Granted day:2020-07-09
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