Fused Material Deposition Microwave System And Method

This invention describes a 3D printing system that uses high-power microwaves to melt and fuse materials like metals and ceramics. A computer controls a nozzle that deposits the material while microwave energy, specifically from a step-tunable gyrotron, heats it to build a three-dimensional object layer by layer. The nozzle itself is designed to guide these specific microwave frequencies.

Why it matters: Since 2015, advancements in computational electromagnetics and material science have improved the ability to model and optimize precise, frequency-specific microwave heating. This could make the tunable microwave source and configurable nozzle described more effective for complex material deposition.

Status: ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build: SpecializedGyrotron, microwave-guiding nozzle, CAM software.

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