US 11,872,758 B2
Multi-functional ingester system for additive manufacturing
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., Wilmington, MA (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/155,595.
Application 18/155,595 is a continuation of application No. 17/719,140, filed on Apr. 12, 2022, granted, now 11,577,347.
Application 17/719,140 is a continuation of application No. 16/778,860, filed on Jan. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,344,978.
Application 16/778,860 is a continuation of application No. 15/336,239, filed on Oct. 27, 2016, granted, now 10,583,484.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/248,758, filed on Oct. 30, 2015.
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Prior Publication US 2023/0158616 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 99/00 (2015.01); B23K 26/12 (2014.01); B23K 26/142 (2014.01); B23K 26/144 (2014.01); B23K 26/70 (2014.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B22F 3/24 (2006.01); B23K 15/00 (2006.01); B23K 15/06 (2006.01); B23K 26/03 (2006.01); B23K 26/08 (2014.01); B23K 26/16 (2006.01); B23K 26/36 (2014.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/14 (2021.01); G02B 7/16 (2021.01); G02B 7/182 (2021.01); G02B 15/04 (2006.01); G02B 15/10 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02F 1/135 (2006.01); G05B 17/02 (2006.01); H01S 5/40 (2006.01); B22F 10/00 (2021.01); H01S 5/00 (2006.01); B22F 12/33 (2021.01); B22F 12/44 (2021.01); B22F 12/70 (2021.01); B22F 12/00 (2021.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/70 (2021.01); B22F 12/30 (2021.01); B22F 12/88 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B22F 10/34 (2021.01); B22F 10/36 (2021.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B23K 26/082 (2014.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01); B23K 101/24 (2006.01); B23K 103/00 (2006.01); B23K 101/02 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/28 (2006.01); G07C 3/14 (2006.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B22F 12/17 (2021.01); B22F 12/20 (2021.01); B22F 12/41 (2021.01); B22F 12/53 (2021.01); B22F 10/47 (2021.01); B22F 10/32 (2021.01); B22F 10/50 (2021.01); B22F 10/64 (2021.01); B22F 10/10 (2021.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B28B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01); G02B 27/14 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 64/264 (2017.08) [B22F 3/24 (2013.01); B22F 10/00 (2021.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/34 (2021.01); B22F 10/36 (2021.01); B22F 10/70 (2021.01); B22F 12/00 (2021.01); B22F 12/226 (2021.01); B22F 12/30 (2021.01); B22F 12/33 (2021.01); B22F 12/38 (2021.01); B22F 12/44 (2021.01); B22F 12/70 (2021.01); B22F 12/88 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B23K 15/002 (2013.01); B23K 15/0006 (2013.01); B23K 15/0013 (2013.01); B23K 15/0026 (2013.01); B23K 15/0093 (2013.01); B23K 15/06 (2013.01); B23K 26/03 (2013.01); B23K 26/032 (2013.01); 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 26/36 (2013.01); B23K 26/702 (2015.10); B23K 26/703 (2015.10); B23K 26/704 (2015.10); B23K 37/0426 (2013.01); B25J 11/00 (2013.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (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 27/108 (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 10/32 (2021.01); B22F 10/47 (2021.01); B22F 10/50 (2021.01); B22F 10/64 (2021.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B22F 12/17 (2021.01); B22F 12/20 (2021.01); B22F 12/222 (2021.01); B22F 12/41 (2021.01); B22F 12/53 (2021.01); B22F 2003/247 (2013.01); B22F 2003/248 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01); B23K 15/0086 (2013.01); B23K 26/0006 (2013.01); B23K 26/082 (2015.10); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B23K 37/0408 (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); B28B 1/001 (2013.01); B29K 2105/251 (2013.01); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); G02B 27/0068 (2013.01); G02B 27/0905 (2013.01); G02B 27/141 (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)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a powder bed fusion additive manufacturing apparatus comprising at least a powder bed and an ingester system, the powder bed fusion additive manufacturing apparatus configured to initiate a print job according to a set of printing parameters,
wherein, while the print job is being performed, the ingester system is configured to perform operations comprising:
collecting a plurality of powder samples of a powdered material from the powder bed during performance of the print job; and
performing a set of characterizations on the plurality of powder samples.