Patents
US 12208579 B2: Swarm 3D printing platform
- Granted
- 2025-01-28
- Filed
- 2020-03-05 application 17436576
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system that uses autonomous robots for 3D manufacturing an object where the robots have different tool heads for performing different manufacturing operations.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250128.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas 267 patents | US company or organization | Little Rock, AR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenchao Zhou | Springdale, AR | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lucas Galvan Marques | Fayetteville, AR | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Zachary Hyden | Clarksville, AR | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B29C | Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing | B29C64/227 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B25J | Manipulators; chambers provided with manipulation devices | B25J5/007 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B33Y | Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering | B33Y10/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01M | Processes or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy | H01M10/46 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29K | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for ; moulds, ; reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts | B29K2055/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E60/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ZHOU, WENCHAO signed 2019-03-06 MARQUES, LUCAS GALVAN signed 2019-03-06 HYDEN, ZACHARY signed 2019-03-06 | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE, AR | 57387/445 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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