US 11,806,926 B2
Apparatus for continuous high-speed 3D printing
Ashish V. Pattekar, Cupertino, CA (US); Warren Jackson, San Francisco, CA (US); Anne Plochowietz, Palo Alto, CA (US); Jengping Lu, Fremont, CA (US); Jamie Kalb, Mountain View, CA (US); Christopher L. Chua, San Jose, CA (US); Carolyn Moorlag, Mississauga (CA); and Eugene Beh, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US); and Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/568,641.
Application 17/568,641 is a continuation of application No. 16/237,464, filed on Dec. 31, 2018, granted, now 11,279,084.
Prior Publication US 2022/0126509 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B29C 41/42 (2006.01); B29C 41/52 (2006.01); B29C 64/182 (2017.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 64/295 (2017.01); B29C 64/343 (2017.01); B29C 71/02 (2006.01); B29C 71/04 (2006.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29C 64/171 (2017.01); B29C 64/194 (2017.01); B29C 64/112 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/35 (2017.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B29C 64/241 (2017.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B29C 64/40 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 41/08 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B29C 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 64/171 (2017.08) [B29C 41/085 (2013.01); B29C 64/112 (2017.08); B29C 64/194 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/241 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B29C 64/35 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B29C 64/40 (2017.08); B29C 2033/0005 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printing system for producing at least one three dimensional (3D) printed part, comprising:
a deposition system configured to continuously deposit a layer onto a cylinder to outwardly extend a diameter of the cylinder, wherein the layer comprises a first pattern corresponding to an active printing material and a second pattern corresponding to a support material;
a rotating system configured to rotate the cylinder; and
a control system configured to synchronize the deposition system with the cylinder.