US 12,441,062 B2
System and method for waste management in an additive manufacturing process
Alexander Libinson, Holon (IL)
Assigned to Stratasys Ltd., Rehovot (IL)
Appl. No. 17/785,430
Filed by Stratasys Ltd., Rehovot (IL)
PCT Filed Dec. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IL2020/051292
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/124325, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/948,352, filed on Dec. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0040936 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 64/35 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01)
CPC B29C 64/35 (2017.08) [B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A waste management system for an additive manufacturing (AM) device, the system comprising:
a waste container configured to store waste accumulated by the AM device during operation of the AM device;
an air cleaning device installed within an enclosure of the AM device and configured to condense vapors formed within said enclosure of the AM device during operation of the AM device;
a first conduit configured to direct the condensed vapors in a liquid state from the air cleaning device to the waste container; and
at least one second conduit configured to direct liquid waste accumulated during operation of the AM device directly to the waste container.