Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for integrating fluid dispensing technology with stereolithography
- Patent Title (中): 流体分配技术与立体光刻相结合的方法和系统
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Application No.: US11095120Application Date: 2005-03-31
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Publication No.: US07658603B2Publication Date: 2010-02-09
- Inventor: Francisco Medina , Ryan Wicker , Jeremy A. Palmer , Don W. Davis , Bart D. Chavez , Phillip L. Gallegos
- Applicant: Francisco Medina , Ryan Wicker , Jeremy A. Palmer , Don W. Davis , Bart D. Chavez , Phillip L. Gallegos
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin US NM Albuquerque
- Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System,Sandia Corporation, Operator of Sandia National Laboratories
- Current Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System,Sandia Corporation, Operator of Sandia National Laboratories
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin US NM Albuquerque
- Agency: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP
- Main IPC: B28B1/16
- IPC: B28B1/16

Abstract:
An integrated system and method of integrating fluid dispensing technologies (e.g., direct-write (DW)) with rapid prototyping (RP) technologies (e.g., stereolithography (SL)) without part registration comprising: an SL apparatus and a fluid dispensing apparatus further comprising a translation mechanism adapted to translate the fluid dispensing apparatus along the Z-, Y- and Z-axes. The fluid dispensing apparatus comprises: a pressurized fluid container; a valve mechanism adapted to control the flow of fluid from the pressurized fluid container; and a dispensing nozzle adapted to deposit the fluid in a desired location. To aid in calibration, the integrated system includes a laser sensor and a mechanical switch. The method further comprises building a second part layer on top of the fluid deposits and optionally accommodating multi-layered circuitry by incorporating a connector trace. Thus, the present invention is capable of efficiently building single and multi-material SL fabricated parts embedded with complex three-dimensional circuitry using DW.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060225834A1 Methods and systems for integrating fluid dispensing technology with stereolithography Public/Granted day:2006-10-12
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