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System and method for three-dimensional printing

US9993873B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Michael Kovalcik · Farmington Hills, US
Eric Alan Estill · Morrow, US
Donnell Eugene Crear · Belleville, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 22, 2012
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 17, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P10/25
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for three-dimensional printing are provided. One three-dimensional printing system includes a first printing surface configured to hold a first three-dimensional object. The three-dimensional printing system also includes a second printing surface configured to hold a second three-dimensional object. The three-dimensional printing system includes at least one printing head disposed adjacent to the first and second printing surfaces for printing the first and second three-dimensional objects. A vertical position of the first printing surface is controlled independently from a vertical position of the second printing surface.

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