US 11,969,945 B2
Automated handling based on part identifier and location
Kristopher J. Erickson, Palo Alto, CA (US); Jarrid Wittkopf, Palo Alto, CA (US); Rafael Ballagas, Palo Alto, CA (US); David Wayne George, Palo Alto, CA (US); Lihua Zhao, Palo Alto, CA (US); and William J. Allen, Corvallis, OR (US)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/414,803
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 18, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/037699
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 16, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/256701, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0097305 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. B29C 64/379 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 64/379 (2017.08) [B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); G06K 19/07758 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a reader to:
read an identifier from a three-dimensional (3D) printed object that includes a storage element, the storage element storing the identifier; and
read a location of the 3D printed object as positioned in three dimensions within a build material bed, the storage element storing the location;
an extractor to extract, based on the identifier, a post processing operation to execute on the 3D printed object, the identifier identifying the post processing operation as specifically customized for the 3D printed object; and
a controller to control execution of the post processing operation that is extracted upon the 3D printed object based on the location of the 3D printing object.