US 11,666,971 B1
Additive manufacturing system and method
James A. DeMuth, Woburn, MA (US); Erik Toomre, Los Altos, CA (US); Francis L. Leard, Sudbury, MA (US); Kourosh Kamshad, Hudson, NH (US); Heiner Fees, Bietigheim-Bissingen (DE); and Eugene Berdichevsky, Oakland, CA (US)
Assigned to Seurat Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US)
Filed by Seurat Technologies, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/790,446.
Application 16/790,446 is a division of application No. 15/336,505, filed on Oct. 27, 2016, granted, now 10,596,626.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/248,758, filed on Oct. 30, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/248,765, filed on Oct. 30, 2015.
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Int. Cl. B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B23K 26/064 (2014.01); B22F 10/00 (2021.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); G02B 15/10 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2021.01); G02B 7/16 (2021.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); B22F 3/24 (2006.01); B23K 26/08 (2014.01); B23K 26/12 (2014.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/36 (2014.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); H01S 5/40 (2006.01); H01S 5/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/135 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02B 27/14 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 15/04 (2006.01); G02B 7/14 (2021.01); G05B 17/02 (2006.01); B33Y 99/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B23K 26/142 (2014.01); B28B 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/16 (2006.01); B23K 26/70 (2014.01); B23K 26/144 (2014.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B23K 26/03 (2006.01); B23K 15/06 (2006.01); B23K 15/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/082 (2014.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); G02B 27/28 (2006.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B23K 101/24 (2006.01); B23K 101/02 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01); G07C 3/14 (2006.01); B23K 103/00 (2006.01); B22F 10/10 (2021.01)
CPC B22F 10/00 (2021.01) [B22F 3/24 (2013.01); B23K 15/002 (2013.01); B23K 15/0006 (2013.01); B23K 15/0013 (2013.01); B23K 15/0026 (2013.01); B23K 15/0086 (2013.01); B23K 15/0093 (2013.01); B23K 15/06 (2013.01); B23K 26/0006 (2013.01); B23K 26/03 (2013.01); B23K 26/032 (2013.01); B23K 26/082 (2015.10); B23K 26/083 (2013.01); B23K 26/0846 (2013.01); B23K 26/123 (2013.01); B23K 26/127 (2013.01); B23K 26/1224 (2015.10); B23K 26/142 (2015.10); B23K 26/144 (2015.10); B23K 26/16 (2013.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B23K 26/36 (2013.01); B23K 26/702 (2015.10); B23K 26/703 (2015.10); B23K 26/704 (2015.10); B23K 37/0408 (2013.01); B23K 37/0426 (2013.01); B25J 11/00 (2013.01); B28B 1/001 (2013.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B33Y 99/00 (2014.12); G02B 7/14 (2013.01); G02B 7/16 (2013.01); G02B 7/1827 (2013.01); G02B 15/04 (2013.01); G02B 15/10 (2013.01); G02B 19/0028 (2013.01); G02B 19/0047 (2013.01); G02B 26/0816 (2013.01); G02B 27/0068 (2013.01); G02B 27/141 (2013.01); G02F 1/0136 (2013.01); G02F 1/135 (2013.01); G02F 1/133362 (2013.01); G05B 17/02 (2013.01); H01S 5/005 (2013.01); H01S 5/4012 (2013.01); B22F 10/10 (2021.01); B22F 2003/247 (2013.01); B22F 2003/248 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01); B23K 2101/001 (2018.08); B23K 2101/008 (2018.08); B23K 2101/02 (2018.08); B23K 2101/24 (2018.08); B23K 2103/00 (2018.08); B23K 2103/42 (2018.08); B23K 2103/50 (2018.08); B29K 2105/251 (2013.01); G02B 27/0905 (2013.01); G02B 27/283 (2013.01); G02B 27/286 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49023 (2013.01); G07C 3/146 (2013.01); Y02P 10/25 (2015.11); Y02P 80/40 (2015.11)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An additive manufacturing method, comprising:
providing an energy beam;
positioning an optically addressable light patterning device to receive the energy beam and emit light as two-dimensional patterned beam, with the optically addressable light patterning device rejecting energy not required to form the two-dimensional patterned beam;
relaying the two-dimensional patterned beam and focusing it as a two-dimensional image on a powder bed in an article processing device; and
reusing rejected energy with a rejected energy handling device by either or both:
recycling the rejected energy using beam shaping optics; and
directing the rejected energy to an article processing device to cause heating or further patterning of the a powdered material on the powder bed.