Method and apparatus for build surface support in additive manufacturing system
US-2024181534-A1 · Jun 6, 2024 · US
for motion along a direction within the plane of a layer
for motion along a direction within the plane of a layer · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B22F12/224 |
| Official title | {for motion along a direction within the plane of a layer} |
| Display label | for motion along a direction within the plane of a layer |
| Total patents | 472 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 37 |
| 2019 | 49 |
| 2020 | 67 |
| 2021 | 69 |
| 2022 | 77 |
| 2023 | 53 |
| 2024 | 49 |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Laser shock peening within an additive manufacturing process
US-2018369918-A1 · Dec 27, 2018 · US
Powder dispensing in binder jetting for additive manufacturing
US-2018304358-A1 · Oct 25, 2018 · US
Powder spreading in binder jetting for additive manufacturing
US-2018304367-A1 · Oct 25, 2018 · US
Additive manufacturing with energy delivery system having rotating polygon and adjustment of angle of light path
US-2018257300-A1 · Sep 13, 2018 · US
Additive manufacturing with energy delivery system having rotating polygon and second reflective member
US-2018257299-A1 · Sep 13, 2018 · US
Control for powder fusion
US-2018229303-A1 · Aug 16, 2018 · US
Method of manufacturing an object from granular material coated with a metallic material and a related article of manufacture
US-2018207749-A1 · Jul 26, 2018 · US
SLM forming device for multiple metal powder materials
US-2018154480-A1 · Jun 7, 2018 · US
Gas flow characterization in additive manufacturing
US-9989396-B2 · Jun 5, 2018 · US
Three-dimensional (3d) printing
US-2018015663-A1 · Jan 18, 2018 · US
Method for producing three-dimensional components
US-2017368757-A1 · Dec 28, 2017 · US
Lamination molding apparatus
US-2017297105-A1 · Oct 19, 2017 · US
Three-dimensional object building apparatus and method for building three-dimensional object
US-2017297110-A1 · Oct 19, 2017 · US
Lamination molding apparatus
US-2017274590-A1 · Sep 28, 2017 · US
Material feeding device, additive manufacturing apparatus, and material supplying method
US-2017274602-A1 · Sep 28, 2017 · US
Three-dimensional object building apparatus and method for building three-dimensional object
US-9731450-B2 · Aug 15, 2017 · US
Method and device for producing three-dimensional models
US-2017197367-A1 · Jul 13, 2017 · US
Three dimensional printer
US-2017173689-A1 · Jun 22, 2017 · US
Three-dimensional deposition device and three-dimensional deposition method
US-2017144248-A1 · May 25, 2017 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B22F12/224?
- CPC B22F12/224 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “for motion along a direction within the plane of a layer.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B22F12/224 (for motion along a direction within the plane of a layer)?
- Our database includes 472 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B22F12/224 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 49 in 2024 vs 20 in 2025 (latest complete years).