Resumes
Resumes
Shomeek Mukhopadhyay Phones & Addresses
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Brookline, MA
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New York, NY
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Brooklyn, NY
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Durham, NC
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Boston, MA
Publications
Us Patents
Gas Phase Integrated Multimaterial Printhead For Additive Manufacturing
View pageUS Patent:
20180200954, Jul 19, 2018
Filed:
Dec 31, 2017
Appl. No.:
15/859567
Inventors:
- Princeton NJ, US
Shomeek Mukhopadhyay - New York NY, US
Shomeek Mukhopadhyay - New York NY, US
International Classification:
B29C 64/209
B29C 64/159
B33Y 10/00
C04B 35/622
C23C 14/34
B29C 64/159
B33Y 10/00
C04B 35/622
C23C 14/34
Abstract:
Sputtering printheads, additive manufacturing systems comprising the same, and methods for additive manufacturing are provided. Sputtering printheads of the present invention use a plasma to sputter a feedstock material which is directed towards a target. A printhead can include a heater to heat the feedstock to, or near, the material's melting point as it is being sputtered to increase the deposition rate. A convergent nozzle can also increase the deposition rate. Printheads of the present invention are readily reconfigurable such that the same printhead can be used to deposit different materials, such as metals and non-metals, in succession by replacing the feedstock material and making changes to a few settings. Additive manufacturing systems of the present invention can be operated at normal room temperatures and pressure.