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3D printer maker Bambu Lab faces patent infringement lawsuits that could threaten hobbyist 3D printing in general (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 112 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (6 children)

US9421713B2 - Additive manufacturing method for printing three-dimensional parts with purge towers

US9592660B2 - Heated build platform and system for three-dimensional printing methods

US7555357B2 - Method for building three-dimensional objects with extrusion-based layered deposition systems

US9168698B2 - Three-dimensional printer with force detection

US10556381B2 - Three-dimensional printer with force detection

That's like all of 3d printing, that's pretty scary. If they win on all 5, seems like it'd kill consumer 3d printing entirely.

[–] Schmeckinger 59 points 4 months ago (1 children)

When I look at these patents all of them seem to be patenting others inventions from years ago. So I hope prior art wins.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Which would also strip them of each of those patents.

[–] FinalRemix 16 points 4 months ago

Stop! I can only get so erect.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why can they even patent stuff they didn't invent?

[–] [email protected] 55 points 4 months ago

Better lawyers. Patent law is so f'd up. Few understand it and those that do take advantage of it.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I read the heated bed patent and it was about the way it's built, so I'm not convinced it's a general hot bed patent but something more small detail about how they are using it.

I suspect someone will need to do more research and this article is a knee jerk reaction

[–] Thunderbird4 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Eastern District of Texas is extremely favorable to patent trolls. It’s not a coincidence that they filed the suit there.

[–] Hexbatch 2 points 4 months ago

I hope one day it will be illegal to shop for judges to shut down tech companies

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

That seems geared only towards FDM printers, so SLA (resin) is still ok-ish? I do suppose those really big powder printers could also suffer.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

So when do we have fun with the ip owners in moonbase alpha?