UT Battelle, LLC (20250010553). WIRE ANCHORING FOR CO-EXTRUDED PRINTING
WIRE ANCHORING FOR CO-EXTRUDED PRINTING
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Michael C. Borish of Knoxville TN US
Alex C. Roschli of Knoxville TN US
Jesse Heineman of Knoxville TN US
Ahmed A. Hassen of Knoxville TN US
WIRE ANCHORING FOR CO-EXTRUDED PRINTING
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250010553 titled 'WIRE ANCHORING FOR CO-EXTRUDED PRINTING
Original Abstract Submitted
methods and apparatus for embedding metallic wires within polymer structures through co-extrusion printing in large-format polymer additive manufacturing (lfpam). the method includes receiving user input for object and wire regions, performing boolean operations on the meshes, generating printing paths, and determining an optimized order for printing. the lfpam tool, configured with a data processing apparatus, prints the object with embedded wire and anchors supporting the wire ends. the system may include the use of a cutting tool to separate the anchors from the printed object. this disclosure improves wire alignment, support, and printing performance, enhancing the properties of wire-embedded printed structures.
- UT Battelle, LLC
- Michael C. Borish of Knoxville TN US
- Alex C. Roschli of Knoxville TN US
- Jesse Heineman of Knoxville TN US
- Ahmed A. Hassen of Knoxville TN US
- B29C64/393
- B29C64/118
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- B29K105/08
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- B29K307/04
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- B29K705/08
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- CPC B29C64/393