US2019060951A1PendingUtilityA1

Kit and system for laser-induced material dispensing

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Assignee: IO TECH GROUP LTDPriority: Jul 17, 2016Filed: Oct 29, 2018Published: Feb 28, 2019
Est. expiryJul 17, 2036(~10 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Michael Zenou
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Abstract

The method for printing a three-dimensional shaped object made of one or more materials includes providing an irradiation head configured to emit a laser beam, providing a foil, and providing a coater having a plurality of material dispensers. Further, a respective coating material may be dispensed from each of the plurality of material dispensers to provide a plurality of dispensed coatings. Further, each of the plurality of dispensed coatings may be dispensed onto the foil so as to coat the foil in parallel or series with each other.

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1 . A method for printing a three-dimensional shaped object made of one or more materials, the method comprising:
 providing an irradiation head configured to emit a laser beam;   providing a foil;   providing a coater having a plurality of material dispensers, dispensing a respective coating material from each of the plurality of material dispensers, thereby providing a plurality of dispensed coatings; and   wherein each of the plurality of dispensed coatings are dispensed onto the foil so as to coat the foil in parallel with each other.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing a substrate onto which the plurality of dispensed coatings are configured to be deposited; and   irradiating, with the laser beam, at least a portion of the plurality of dispensed coatings that are dispensed onto the foil so as to eject droplets of the coating material onto the substrate to form the three-dimensional shaped object.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 establishing a relative lateral and vertical motion between the substrate and the irradiation head to form the three-dimensional shaped object on the substrate.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the coating material comprises an organic material. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the coating material comprises an inorganic material. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the coating material comprises a metal. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the coating material comprises a dielectric material. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the coating material comprises a biological material. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the coating material comprises a metal oxide. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the coating material comprises a magnetic material. 
     
     
         11 .- 12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . A method for printing a three-dimensional shaped object made of one or more materials, the method comprising:
 providing an irradiation head configured to emit a laser beam;   providing a foil;   providing a coater having a plurality of material dispensers,   dispensing a respective coating material from each of the plurality of material dispensers, thereby providing a plurality of dispensed coatings; and   wherein each of the plurality of dispensed coatings are dispensed onto the foil so as to coat the foil in series with each other.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 providing a substrate onto which the plurality of dispensed coatings are configured to be deposited; and   irradiating, with the laser beam, at least a portion of the plurality of dispensed coatings that are dispensed onto the foil so as to eject droplets of the coating material onto the substrate to form the three-dimensional shaped object.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14 , further comprising:
 establishing a relative lateral and vertical motion between the substrate and the irradiation head to form the three-dimensional shaped object on the substrate.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the coating material comprises an organic material. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the coating material comprises an inorganic material. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the coating material comprises a metal. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the coating material comprises a dielectric material. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the coating material comprises a biological material. 
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the coating material comprises a metal oxide. 
     
     
         22 .- 24 . (canceled) 
     
     
         25 . A method for printing a three-dimensional shaped object made of one or more materials, the method comprising:
 providing a substrate on which the three-dimensional shaped object is to be printed;   providing a plurality of irradiation heads configured to emit a laser beam;   wherein each of the plurality of irradiation heads is provided with a coater that dispenses a respective coating onto a foil, thereby providing a plurality of dispensed coatings; and   providing a multi-slot housing having a plurality of slots configured to receive the plurality of irradiating heads, and accommodating the plurality of irradiation heads within the corresponding plurality of slots; and   irradiating the foil so as to eject droplets of the respective coating onto a substrate.   
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 25 , further comprising splitting the laser beam and transmitting a corresponding one of the split laser beams to each of the plurality of irradiation heads so as to irradiate the foil, thereby ejecting droplets of the respective coating onto a substrate. 
     
     
         27 . A method for printing a three-dimensional shaped object made of one or more materials, the method comprising:
 providing a laser induced dispensing system;   providing a substrate on which the three-dimensional shaped object is to be printed;   providing a foil on which a coating material is to be applied;   coating the foil with the coating material; and   irradiating the foil with a laser beam emitted from the laser induced dispensing system so as to cause the coating material to eject droplets of the coating material onto the substrate, thereby forming the three-dimensional shaped object.   
     
     
         28 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing the plurality of material dispensers to be vertically movable, each of the plurality of material dispensers containing a different coating material, and   controlling the vertical displacement of the plurality of material dispensers to intermittently generate contact between the foil and the respective coating material dispensed from each of the plurality of material dispensers.   
     
     
         29 . The method according to  claim 28 , further comprising:
 providing a mixing chamber in fluid communication with each of the plurality of material dispensers to mix coating materials from different ones of the plurality of material dispensers prior to coating the foil,   controlling individual pressures within each of the plurality of material dispensers, and selecting the individual pressures to provide a predetermined mixing ratio among the coating materials.   
     
     
         30 . The method according to  claim 29 , further comprising:
 connecting a source of coating material to the coater coating via a conduit, and   providing a bidirectional pump for establishing flow of the coating material within the conduit, and   controlling the bidirectional pump in a temporally selective manner.   
     
     
         31 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 providing the plurality of material dispensers to be vertically movable, each of the plurality of material dispensers containing a different coating material, and   controlling the vertical displacement of the plurality of material dispensers to intermittently generate contact between the foil and the respective coating material dispensed from each of the plurality of material dispensers.   
     
     
         32 . The method according to  claim 31 , further comprising:
 providing a mixing chamber in fluid communication with each of the plurality of material dispensers to mix coating materials from different ones of the plurality of material dispensers prior to coating the foil,   controlling individual pressures within each of the plurality of material dispensers, and   selecting the individual pressures to provide a predetermined mixing ratio among the coating materials.   
     
     
         33 . The method according to  claim 32 , further comprising:
 connecting a source of coating material to the coater coating via a conduit, and   providing a bidirectional pump for establishing flow of the coating material within the conduit, and   controlling the bidirectional pump in a temporally selective manner.   
     
     
         34 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing the plurality of material dispensers as cavities.   
     
     
         35 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 providing the plurality of material dispensers as cavities.

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