US 12,233,586 B2
Machine and method for forming articles
Kenneth J. Susnjara, Birdseye, IN (US)
Assigned to Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US)
Filed by Thermwood Corporation, Dale (IN)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/529,979.
Application 18/529,979 is a continuation of application No. 18/045,048, filed on Oct. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,865,760.
Application 18/045,048 is a continuation of application No. 17/322,540, filed on May 17, 2021, granted, now 11,491,696, issued on Nov. 8, 2022.
Application 17/322,540 is a continuation of application No. 16/861,490, filed on Apr. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,014,279, issued on May 25, 2021.
Application 16/861,490 is a continuation of application No. 16/403,079, filed on May 3, 2019, granted, now 10,668,657, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Application 16/403,079 is a continuation of application No. 14/980,818, filed on Dec. 28, 2015, granted, now 10,611,073, issued on Apr. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0123669 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B29C 48/18 (2019.01); B29C 43/20 (2006.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B29C 64/188 (2017.01); B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/236 (2017.01); B29C 64/25 (2017.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 48/18 (2019.02) [B29C 43/203 (2013.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B29C 64/188 (2017.08); B29C 64/20 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/236 (2017.08); B29C 64/25 (2017.08); B29C 70/38 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
a worktable having a horizontally-extending surface;
an applicator assembly including a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of movable segments positioned between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the movable segments include a proximal segment and a distal segment;
an applicator head supported with the movable segments, the applicator head including a housing with a cylindrical opening and a nozzle positioned within the cylindrical opening, wherein the nozzle forms the distal end of the applicator assembly; and
a servomotor configured to cause the distal segment to move and to change an orientation of an entirety of the applicator assembly, including the cylindrical opening within the applicator head, wherein the cylindrical opening is oriented along an axis extending through opposite ends of the applicator head.