US 11,850,789 B2
Apparatus and methods for fabricating components
Kenneth Susnjara, Birdseye, IN (US)
Assigned to Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US)
Filed by Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/805,427.
Application 16/415,333 is a division of application No. 15/062,602, filed on Mar. 7, 2016, granted, now 10,336,050, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Application 17/805,427 is a continuation of application No. 17/541,050, filed on Dec. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,376,778.
Application 17/541,050 is a continuation of application No. 17/172,845, filed on Feb. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,220,097, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Application 17/172,845 is a continuation of application No. 16/900,127, filed on Jun. 12, 2020, granted, now 10,940,681, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Application 16/900,127 is a continuation of application No. 16/661,267, filed on Oct. 23, 2019, granted, now 10,723,116, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Application 16/661,267 is a continuation of application No. 16/415,333, filed on May 17, 2019, granted, now 10,486,413, issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0288915 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 48/18 (2019.01); B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B29C 64/194 (2017.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29C 64/00 (2017.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01)
CPC B29C 64/106 (2017.08) [B29C 48/18 (2019.02); B29C 64/00 (2017.08); B29C 64/194 (2017.08); B29C 64/20 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An additive manufacturing apparatus, comprising:
a table having a horizontally-extending support surface;
a gantry supported above the table;
a carrier connected to the gantry;
an applicator assembly connected to the carrier, the applicator assembly including an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion rotatably connected to a mounting platform of the additive manufacturing apparatus, and the lower portion being rotatably connected to the upper portion; and
a nozzle connected to the lower portion, the nozzle being configured to deposit material, wherein a position of the nozzle is configured to be modified when the lower portion is moved.