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1.

Density enhancement methods and compositions

      
Application Number 17846300
Grant Number 12151978
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-06-22
First Publication Date 2022-12-15
Grant Date 2024-11-26
Owner
  • The Trustees of Princeton University (USA)
  • Heavy Metal LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Hopkins, Adam Bayne
  • Torquato, Salvatore

Abstract

The present invention relates to granular composite density enhancement, and related methods and compositions. The applications where these properties are valuable include but are not limited to: 1) additive manufacturing (“3D printing”) involving metallic, ceramic, cermet, polymer, plastic, or other dry or solvent-suspended powders or gels, 2) concrete materials, 3) solid propellant materials, 4) cermet materials, 5) granular armors, 6) glass-metal and glass-plastic mixtures, and 7) ceramics comprising (or manufactured using) granular composites.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C04B 35/111 - Fine ceramics
  • B22F 1/052 - Metallic powder characterised by the size or surface area of the particles characterised by a mixture of particles of different sizes or by the particle size distribution
  • B22F 1/065 - Spherical particles
  • B22F 3/11 - Making porous workpieces or articles
  • B22F 7/00 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting
  • B22F 7/02 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting of composite layers
  • B23K 26/342 - Build-up welding
  • B23K 26/354 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring for surface treatment by melting
  • B28B 1/00 - Producing shaped articles from the material
  • B29C 45/00 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mouldApparatus therefor
  • B29C 64/153 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using layers of powder being selectively joined, e.g. by selective laser sintering or melting
  • B29C 64/165 - Processes of additive manufacturing using a combination of solid and fluid materials, e.g. a powder selectively bound by a liquid binder, catalyst, inhibitor or energy absorber
  • B29C 64/371 - Conditioning of environment using an environment other than air, e.g. inert gas
  • B33Y 10/00 - Processes of additive manufacturing
  • B33Y 70/00 - Materials specially adapted for additive manufacturing
  • B33Y 70/10 - Composites of different types of material, e.g. mixtures of ceramics and polymers or mixtures of metals and biomaterials
  • C03C 3/04 - Glass compositions containing silica
  • C03C 12/00 - Powdered glassBead compositions
  • C04B 20/00 - Use of materials as fillers for mortars, concrete or artificial stone according to more than one of groups and characterised by shape or grain distributionTreatment of materials according to more than one of the groups specially adapted to enhance their filling properties in mortars, concrete or artificial stoneExpanding or defibrillating materials
  • C04B 28/02 - Compositions of mortars, concrete or artificial stone, containing inorganic binders or the reaction product of an inorganic and an organic binder, e.g. polycarboxylate cements containing hydraulic cements other than calcium sulfates
  • C04B 35/547 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on sulfides or selenides
  • C04B 35/56 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on carbides
  • C04B 35/626 - Preparing or treating the powders individually or as batches
  • C22C 14/00 - Alloys based on titanium
  • C22C 32/00 - Non-ferrous alloys containing at least 5% by weight but less than 50% by weight of oxides, carbides, borides, nitrides, silicides or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides, whether added as such or formed in situ
  • C22C 38/00 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
  • C22C 38/02 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing silicon
  • C22C 38/44 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel with molybdenum or tungsten
  • C22C 38/56 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel with more than 1.7% by weight of carbon
  • B22F 10/28 - Powder bed fusion, e.g. selective laser melting [SLM] or electron beam melting [EBM]
  • B22F 10/34 - Process control of powder characteristics, e.g. density, oxidation or flowability
  • B29C 64/268 - Arrangements for irradiation using laser beamsArrangements for irradiation using electron beams [EB]
  • B29K 105/00 - Condition, form or state of moulded material
  • B33Y 30/00 - Apparatus for additive manufacturingDetails thereof or accessories therefor
  • B33Y 40/00 - Auxiliary operations or equipment, e.g. for material handling
  • C22C 1/04 - Making non-ferrous alloys by powder metallurgy
  • C22C 1/08 - Alloys with open or closed pores
  • C22C 29/08 - Alloys based on carbides, oxides, borides, nitrides or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e. g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides based on carbides, but not containing other metal compounds based on tungsten carbide

2.

Multilayer parameter-varying fusion and deposition strategies for additive manufacturing

      
Application Number 17667048
Grant Number 12115716
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-02-08
First Publication Date 2022-05-26
Grant Date 2024-10-15
Owner Heavy Metal LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Hopkins, Adam Bayne
  • Torquato, Salvatore
  • Beberwyck, Brandon

Abstract

The invention encompasses compositions and methods for designing or producing three-dimensional articles layer-by-layer, whereby the specific approach to build-up a region of a single layer by fusion, deposition of material, or other path-based process or non-path process that creates track-like geometries requires either differing track or track-like geometry, or track or track-like geometry printing parameters, within a region of a single layer or within adjoining regions of multiple layers, is disclosed. Employing this method, single layer or multilayer parameter-varying fusing and deposition strategies can be generated that reduce article fabrication time and improve article physical properties, in part by targeting a distribution of scan paths that satisfy covering problem overlap and/or dense packing criteria. Additionally, methods and compositions for designing or producing three-dimensional articles by altering the thickness of a material layer deposited during a print relative to the slice thickness or net displacement of a stage or of a material and/or energy-depositing print head, are disclosed. Employing this method can result in the reduction of article fabrication time and/or the improvement of printed article physical properties, where these results advantageous to printing are dependent on the print process, material properties, and feedstock properties employed during the print.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B29C 64/10 - Processes of additive manufacturing
  • B29C 64/209 - HeadsNozzles
  • B33Y 10/00 - Processes of additive manufacturing
  • C08L 83/00 - Compositions of macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming in the main chain of the macromolecule a linkage containing silicon with or without sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, or carbon onlyCompositions of derivatives of such polymers

3.

Density enhancement methods and compositions

      
Application Number 16235654
Grant Number 10864577
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-12-28
First Publication Date 2019-10-10
Grant Date 2020-12-15
Owner HEAVY METAL LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Hopkins, Adam Bayne
  • Torquato, Salvatore

Abstract

The present invention relates to granular composite density enhancement, and related methods and compositions. The application where these properties are valuable include but are not limited to: 1) additive manufacturing (“3D printing”) involving metallic, ceramic, cermet, polymer, plastic, or other dry or solvent-suspended powders or gels, 2) concrete materials, 3) solid propellant materials, 4) cermet materials, 5) granular armors, 6) glass-metal and glass-plastic mixtures, and 7) ceramics comprising (or manufactured using) granular composites.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B22F 1/00 - Metallic powderTreatment of metallic powder, e.g. to facilitate working or to improve properties
  • B28B 1/00 - Producing shaped articles from the material
  • B22F 7/02 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting of composite layers
  • B23K 26/342 - Build-up welding
  • B33Y 10/00 - Processes of additive manufacturing
  • C04B 35/111 - Fine ceramics
  • C04B 35/547 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on sulfides or selenides
  • C04B 35/56 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on carbides
  • B33Y 70/00 - Materials specially adapted for additive manufacturing
  • B29C 64/153 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using layers of powder being selectively joined, e.g. by selective laser sintering or melting
  • B29C 64/165 - Processes of additive manufacturing using a combination of solid and fluid materials, e.g. a powder selectively bound by a liquid binder, catalyst, inhibitor or energy absorber
  • C04B 28/02 - Compositions of mortars, concrete or artificial stone, containing inorganic binders or the reaction product of an inorganic and an organic binder, e.g. polycarboxylate cements containing hydraulic cements other than calcium sulfates
  • C04B 20/00 - Use of materials as fillers for mortars, concrete or artificial stone according to more than one of groups and characterised by shape or grain distributionTreatment of materials according to more than one of the groups specially adapted to enhance their filling properties in mortars, concrete or artificial stoneExpanding or defibrillating materials
  • B22F 3/105 - Sintering only by using electric current, laser radiation or plasma
  • B29C 64/371 - Conditioning of environment using an environment other than air, e.g. inert gas
  • B23K 26/354 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring for surface treatment by melting
  • B22F 3/11 - Making porous workpieces or articles
  • B22F 7/00 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting
  • B29C 45/00 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mouldApparatus therefor
  • C03C 3/04 - Glass compositions containing silica
  • C03C 12/00 - Powdered glassBead compositions
  • C04B 35/626 - Preparing or treating the powders individually or as batches
  • C22C 14/00 - Alloys based on titanium
  • C22C 32/00 - Non-ferrous alloys containing at least 5% by weight but less than 50% by weight of oxides, carbides, borides, nitrides, silicides or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides, whether added as such or formed in situ
  • C22C 38/00 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
  • C22C 38/02 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing silicon
  • C22C 38/44 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel with molybdenum or tungsten
  • C22C 38/56 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel with more than 1.7% by weight of carbon
  • B33Y 30/00 - Apparatus for additive manufacturingDetails thereof or accessories therefor
  • B33Y 40/00 - Auxiliary operations or equipment, e.g. for material handling
  • C22C 1/04 - Making non-ferrous alloys by powder metallurgy
  • C22C 29/08 - Alloys based on carbides, oxides, borides, nitrides or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e. g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides based on carbides, but not containing other metal compounds based on tungsten carbide
  • C22C 1/08 - Alloys with open or closed pores
  • B29C 64/268 - Arrangements for irradiation using laser beamsArrangements for irradiation using electron beams [EB]
  • B29K 105/00 - Condition, form or state of moulded material

4.

Multilayer parameter-varying fusion and deposition strategies for additive manufacturing

      
Application Number 16008906
Grant Number 11279078
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-06-14
First Publication Date 2018-12-27
Grant Date 2022-03-22
Owner Heavy Metal LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Hopkins, Adam Bayne
  • Torquato, Salvatore
  • Beberwyck, Brandon

Abstract

The invention encompasses compositions and methods for designing or producing three-dimensional articles layer-by-layer, whereby the specific approach to build-up a region of a single layer by fusion, deposition of material, or other path-based process or non-path process that creates track-like geometries requires either differing track or track-like geometry, or track or track-like geometry printing parameters, within a region of a single layer or within adjoining regions of multiple layers, is disclosed. Employing this method, single layer or multilayer parameter-varying fusing and deposition strategies can be generated that reduce article fabrication time and improve article physical properties, in part by targeting a distribution of scan paths that satisfy covering problem overlap and/or dense packing criteria. Additionally, methods and compositions for designing or producing three-dimensional articles by altering the thickness of a material layer deposited during a print relative to the slice thickness or net displacement of a stage or of a material and/or energy-depositing print head, are disclosed. Employing this method can result in the reduction of article fabrication time and/or the improvement of printed article physical properties, where these results advantageous to printing are dependent on the print process, material properties, and feedstock properties employed during the print.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B29C 64/10 - Processes of additive manufacturing
  • C08L 83/00 - Compositions of macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming in the main chain of the macromolecule a linkage containing silicon with or without sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, or carbon onlyCompositions of derivatives of such polymers
  • B29C 64/209 - HeadsNozzles
  • B33Y 10/00 - Processes of additive manufacturing

5.

Density enhancement methods and compositions

      
Application Number 15071004
Grant Number 11396044
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-03-15
First Publication Date 2016-12-22
Grant Date 2022-07-26
Owner
  • The Trustees of Princeton University (USA)
  • Heavy Metal LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Hopkins, Adam Bayne
  • Torquato, Salvatore

Abstract

The present invention relates to granular composite density enhancement, and related methods and compositions. The application where the properties are valuable include but are not limited to: 1) additive manufacturing (“3D printing”) involving metallic, ceramic, cermet, polymer, plastic, or other dry or solvent-suspended powders or gels, 2) concrete materials, 3) solid propellant materials, 4) cermet materials, 5) granular armors, 6) glass-metal and glass-plastic mixtures, and 7) ceramics comprising (or manufactured using) granular composites.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B22F 1/052 - Metallic powder characterised by the size or surface area of the particles characterised by a mixture of particles of different sizes or by the particle size distribution
  • B28B 1/00 - Producing shaped articles from the material
  • B22F 7/02 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting of composite layers
  • B23K 26/342 - Build-up welding
  • B33Y 10/00 - Processes of additive manufacturing
  • C04B 35/111 - Fine ceramics
  • C04B 35/547 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on sulfides or selenides
  • C04B 35/56 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on carbides
  • B33Y 70/00 - Materials specially adapted for additive manufacturing
  • B29C 64/153 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using layers of powder being selectively joined, e.g. by selective laser sintering or melting
  • B29C 64/165 - Processes of additive manufacturing using a combination of solid and fluid materials, e.g. a powder selectively bound by a liquid binder, catalyst, inhibitor or energy absorber
  • C04B 28/02 - Compositions of mortars, concrete or artificial stone, containing inorganic binders or the reaction product of an inorganic and an organic binder, e.g. polycarboxylate cements containing hydraulic cements other than calcium sulfates
  • C04B 20/00 - Use of materials as fillers for mortars, concrete or artificial stone according to more than one of groups and characterised by shape or grain distributionTreatment of materials according to more than one of the groups specially adapted to enhance their filling properties in mortars, concrete or artificial stoneExpanding or defibrillating materials
  • B29C 64/371 - Conditioning of environment using an environment other than air, e.g. inert gas
  • B22F 10/20 - Direct sintering or melting
  • B22F 1/065 - Spherical particles
  • B23K 26/354 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring for surface treatment by melting
  • B22F 3/11 - Making porous workpieces or articles
  • B22F 7/00 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting
  • B29C 45/00 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mouldApparatus therefor
  • C03C 3/04 - Glass compositions containing silica
  • C03C 12/00 - Powdered glassBead compositions
  • C04B 35/626 - Preparing or treating the powders individually or as batches
  • C22C 14/00 - Alloys based on titanium
  • C22C 32/00 - Non-ferrous alloys containing at least 5% by weight but less than 50% by weight of oxides, carbides, borides, nitrides, silicides or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides, whether added as such or formed in situ
  • C22C 38/00 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
  • C22C 38/02 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing silicon
  • C22C 38/44 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel with molybdenum or tungsten
  • C22C 38/56 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel with more than 1.7% by weight of carbon
  • B33Y 30/00 - Apparatus for additive manufacturingDetails thereof or accessories therefor
  • B33Y 40/00 - Auxiliary operations or equipment, e.g. for material handling
  • C22C 1/04 - Making non-ferrous alloys by powder metallurgy
  • C22C 29/08 - Alloys based on carbides, oxides, borides, nitrides or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e. g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides based on carbides, but not containing other metal compounds based on tungsten carbide
  • C22C 1/08 - Alloys with open or closed pores
  • B29C 64/268 - Arrangements for irradiation using laser beamsArrangements for irradiation using electron beams [EB]
  • B29K 105/00 - Condition, form or state of moulded material

6.

Density enhancement methods and compositions

      
Application Number 14912661
Grant Number 10207327
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-08-18
First Publication Date 2016-07-14
Grant Date 2019-02-19
Owner HEAVY METAL LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Hopkins, Adam Bayne
  • Torquato, Salvatore

Abstract

The present invention relates to granular composite density enhancement, and related methods and compositions. The applications where these properties are valuable include but are not limited to: 1) additive manufacturing (“3D printing”) involving metallic, ceramic, cermet, polymer, plastic, or other dry or solvent-suspended powders or gels, 2) concrete materials, 3) solid propellant materials, 4) cermet materials, 5) granular armors, 6) glass-metal and glass-plastic mixtures, and 7) ceramics comprising (or manufactured using) granular composites.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B32B 5/18 - Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer characterised by features of a layer containing foamed or specifically porous material
  • B22F 7/00 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting
  • B33Y 10/00 - Processes of additive manufacturing
  • B23K 26/342 - Build-up welding
  • B22F 7/02 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting of composite layers
  • B28B 1/00 - Producing shaped articles from the material
  • C04B 35/111 - Fine ceramics
  • C04B 35/547 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on sulfides or selenides
  • C04B 35/56 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on carbides
  • B33Y 70/00 - Materials specially adapted for additive manufacturing
  • C04B 28/02 - Compositions of mortars, concrete or artificial stone, containing inorganic binders or the reaction product of an inorganic and an organic binder, e.g. polycarboxylate cements containing hydraulic cements other than calcium sulfates
  • C04B 20/00 - Use of materials as fillers for mortars, concrete or artificial stone according to more than one of groups and characterised by shape or grain distributionTreatment of materials according to more than one of the groups specially adapted to enhance their filling properties in mortars, concrete or artificial stoneExpanding or defibrillating materials
  • B22F 1/00 - Metallic powderTreatment of metallic powder, e.g. to facilitate working or to improve properties
  • B22F 3/105 - Sintering only by using electric current, laser radiation or plasma
  • B23K 26/354 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring for surface treatment by melting
  • B22F 3/11 - Making porous workpieces or articles
  • B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
  • B29C 45/00 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mouldApparatus therefor
  • C03C 3/04 - Glass compositions containing silica
  • C03C 12/00 - Powdered glassBead compositions
  • C04B 35/626 - Preparing or treating the powders individually or as batches
  • C22C 14/00 - Alloys based on titanium
  • C22C 32/00 - Non-ferrous alloys containing at least 5% by weight but less than 50% by weight of oxides, carbides, borides, nitrides, silicides or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides, whether added as such or formed in situ
  • C22C 38/00 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
  • C22C 38/02 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing silicon
  • C22C 38/44 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel with molybdenum or tungsten
  • C22C 38/56 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel with more than 1.7% by weight of carbon
  • B29C 64/153 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using layers of powder being selectively joined, e.g. by selective laser sintering or melting
  • B29C 64/165 - Processes of additive manufacturing using a combination of solid and fluid materials, e.g. a powder selectively bound by a liquid binder, catalyst, inhibitor or energy absorber
  • B29C 64/20 - Apparatus for additive manufacturingDetails thereof or accessories therefor
  • B33Y 30/00 - Apparatus for additive manufacturingDetails thereof or accessories therefor
  • B33Y 40/00 - Auxiliary operations or equipment, e.g. for material handling
  • C22C 1/04 - Making non-ferrous alloys by powder metallurgy
  • C22C 29/08 - Alloys based on carbides, oxides, borides, nitrides or silicides, e.g. cermets, or other metal compounds, e. g. oxynitrides, sulfides based on carbides or carbonitrides based on carbides, but not containing other metal compounds based on tungsten carbide
  • C22C 1/08 - Alloys with open or closed pores
  • B29K 105/00 - Condition, form or state of moulded material