Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for tool-less manufacturing of thermoplastic parts
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Application No.: US17212711Application Date: 2021-03-25
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Publication No.: US11691345B2Publication Date: 2023-07-04
- Inventor: Adam Jason Jones , Paul Edward Sherman , John Angely Geriguis
- Applicant: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
- The original application number of the division: US15905776 2018.02.26
- Main IPC: B29C64/393
- IPC: B29C64/393 ; B29C64/118 ; B29C64/209 ; B33Y50/02 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B29C64/40 ; B29C64/106

Abstract:
A system for manufacturing a thermoplastic object may include a robotic arm configured to dispense thermoplastic material, a support apparatus, a computing device and an imaging system. The imaging system may scan thermoplastic material dispensed by the first robotic arm and create a three-dimensional scan model. The model may be compared to a computer model profile to determine if the dispensed material requires adjustment. If the dispensed material requires adjustment, the computing device may adjust the robotic arm or the support apparatus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210206117A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOOL-LESS MANUFACTURING OF THERMOPLASTIC PARTS Public/Granted day:2021-07-08
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