Quality assurance in formation of three-dimensional objects

US11999110B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Benyamin Buller · Cupertino, US
• Gregory Ferguson Brown · San Jose, US
• Jatinder Randhawa · Milpitas, US
• Gustavo A. Tapia Imbaquingo · San Francisco, US
• Josiah F. Willard · Santa Clara, US
• Aqi HE · Livermore, US
• Alexander Vladimirovich Varlakhanov · Redwood City, US
• Aram YEGIAZARYAN · Lafayette, US
• Alexander Talalai · Sunnyvale, US
• Zachary Ryan Murphree · Dallas, US
• Pieter Coulier · Arlington, US
• Erel Milshtein · Cupertino, US
• Sergey Korepanov · Los Altos, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 26, 2022
• Grant date: Jun 4, 2024
• Expiry date: Jan 26, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P10/25
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Provided herein are methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer readable media concerning quality assurance of three-dimensional object(s) and their formation. In some embodiments, a plurality of variables is considered in assessing performance of a manufacturing mechanism (e.g., printer) utilized in forming the three-dimensional object(s). In some embodiments, a plurality of variables is considered in assessing a process for forming the three-dimensional object(s). In some embodiments, a plurality of variables is considered in assessing a quality of the formed three-dimensional object(s).