Vendor interface for item delivery via 3D manufacturing on demand

LK Apsley, CI Bodell, JC Danton… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and systems can be provided for providing items manufactured on demand to
users. A user request for an item can be received. The item can have 3D manufacturing …

Providing services related to item delivery via 3d manufacturing on demand

LK Apsley, CI Bodell, JC Danton, SR Hayden… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and systems can be provided for providing items manufactured on demand to
users. A user request for an item can be received. The item can have 3D manufacturing …

Distribution and retrieval of inventory and materials using autonomous vehicles

TM Brady, DE Canavor, EZ Evans, PK Mishra… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Autonomous vehicles may be deployed to areas where an item is in demand, and
configured to fulfill orders for the item received from the areas. The autonomous vehicles are …

Computer-aided simulation of additive manufacturing processes

L Komzisk - US Patent 10,409,933, 2019 - Google Patents
Methods for computer-aided simulation of additive manufacturing processes and
corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a …

Additive fabrication support structures

S Wighton, M Lobovsky, M Keeter, A Hogge - US Patent 9,183,325, 2015 - Google Patents
Some aspects provide a method of generating a support struc ture for an object, the support
structure and the object to be fabricated via one or more additive fabrication techniques …

Systems and methods of simulating intermediate forms for additive fabrication

S Wighton - US Patent 9,987,800, 2018 - Google Patents
According to some embodiments, a method of optimizing an additive fabrication process for
an object is provided, the method comprising obtaining a representation of an intermediate …

Automated design and manufacturing feedback for three dimensional (3D) printability

S Nelaturi, KIM Walter, A Rangarajan… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and a method assess the three dimensional (3D) printability of a
3D model. Slices of the 3D model are received or generated. The slices represent two …

Automated metrology and model correction for three dimensional (3D) printability

S Nelaturi, KIM Walter, A Rangarajan… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
A system and a method automate metrology, measurement, and model correction of a three
dimensional (3D) model for 3D printability. Slices of the 3D model are received or …

Variable print chamber walls for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

JA Demuth, E Toomre, FL Leard, K Kamshad… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Additive manufacturing can involve dispensing a powdered material to form a layer of a
powder bed on a support surface of a build platform. A portion of the layer of the powder bed …

Automated access to secure facilities using autonomous vehicles

TM Brady, DE Canavor, EZ Evans, PK Mishra… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Autonomous vehicles may be deployed to areas where an item is in demand, and
configured to fulfill orders for the item received from the areas. The autonomous vehicles are …