Invention Application
- Patent Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS FLOW CONTROL OF PRINTABLE MATERIAL IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
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Application No.: US18926427Application Date: 2024-10-25
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Publication No.: US20250050577A1Publication Date: 2025-02-13
- Inventor: James Douglas Marcel Pickard , Jesus Zozaya
- Applicant: Voltera Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Kitchener
- Assignee: Voltera Inc.
- Current Assignee: Voltera Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Kitchener
- Main IPC: B29C64/209
- IPC: B29C64/209 ; B29C64/106 ; B29C64/386 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y50/00 ; G01L19/00

Abstract:
Provided is a print head, a system and method for pressure measurements and continuous control of a flowable material in a flow path. The system includes a pressure coupler comprising a body having a channel through the longitudinal center of the body, the channel spanning between a first opening and a second opening. The pressure coupler includes a membrane embedded in the body, wherein the membrane is contiguous with, and forms a region of, the channel. Material flowing through the channel imparts a force on the membrane, and the force is transferred from the membrane to a pressure sensor adjacent to the pressure coupler. The pressure coupler and sensor may be included in a print head, whereby the pressure of a flowable material is measured during dispensing from the print head. The pressure measurements are used for continuous feedback flow control of the flowable material through the flow path.
Public/Granted literature
- US1702489A Oil filter Public/Granted day:1929-02-19
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