Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Free-form spatial 3-D printing using part levitation
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Application No.: US14446141Application Date: 2014-07-29
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Publication No.: US09908288B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: William A. Harkness , Josh H. Goldschmid
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Main IPC: B29C67/00
- IPC: B29C67/00 ; B29C64/112 ; B29C64/20 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B29L9/00 ; B29C64/40
Abstract:
A part is fabricated by an additive manufacturing process while levitating in space. Constituent features of the part are formed by 3-D printing. A part levitation system allows the spatial orientation of the part to be manipulated relative to one or more print heads.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160031156A1 Free-Form Spatial 3-D Printing Using Part Levitation Public/Granted day:2016-02-04
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