US 12,325,049 B2
Self-cleaning screen
Peter Bauer, Quebec (CA); Yves Brouillette, Quebec (CA); Patrick Rousson, Quebec (CA); and Bernhard Betts, Quebec (CA)
Assigned to MAJOR WIRE INDUSTRIES LIMITED, Candiac (CA)
Filed by MAJOR WIRE INDUSTRIES LIMITED, Québec (CA)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/206,654.
Application 18/206,654 is a continuation of application No. 17/632,677, granted, now 11,712,719, previously published as PCT/CA2019/051071, filed on Aug. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0311163 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B07B 1/46 (2006.01); B07B 1/50 (2006.01)
CPC B07B 1/4618 (2013.01) [B07B 1/50 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for manufacturing self-cleaning screens, the system comprising:
an input/output interface;
at least one additive printer;
a controller including a processor, a memory unit, and a communication component operatively interacting with the input/output interface and the at least one additive printer; and
wherein the controller is configured to generate a three-dimensional model, provided to the additive printer, so as to produce a self-cleaning screen in which at least one support is formed by disposing successive layers of material around or onto a plurality of spaced apart, parallel wires.