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Francis L. Leard
Also filed as: LEARD FRANCIS L · LEARD FRANCIS LAWRENCE
64 granted patents·29 pending applications·287 citations·filing 1987–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSEURAT TECH INC65ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC9META PLATFORMS TECH LLC7LEARD FRANCIS LAWRENCE3LEARD FRANCIS L2
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93 records- 0199US11577347B2Multi-functional ingester system for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 14, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0297US10843265B2Enclosed additive manufacturing systemSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 24, 2020·5 cites·19 claims
- 0397US10596626B2Additive manufacturing system and methodSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 24, 2020·5 cites·5 claims
- 0497US10518328B2Additive manufacturing system and methodSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 31, 2019·6 cites·6 claims
- 0597US2025065566A1Chamber Systems For Additive ManufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 0697US2025144879A1Additive Manufacturing System And MethodSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 0796US10843266B2Chamber systems for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 24, 2020·5 cites·19 claims
- 0896US2024342988A1Long and High Resolution Structures Formed by Additive Manufacturing TechniquesSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 0996US2024383199A1Variable Print Chamber Walls For Powder Bed Fusion Additive ManufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1095US11548101B2Long and high resolution structures formed by additive manufacturing techniquesSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 10, 2023·2 cites·13 claims
- 1195US10967566B2Chamber systems for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 6, 2021·3 cites·19 claims
- 1295US2024239046A1Light Recycling For Additive Manufacturing OptimizationSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1394US12146861B2Photo-acoustic tomography defect testing system and methodSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 19, 2024·2 cites·16 claims
- 1494US11344978B2Multi-functional ingester system for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 31, 2022·2 cites·11 claims
- 1594US2024208143A1Recycling powdered material for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1693US12472689B2Enclosed additive manufacturing systemSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 18, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 1793US12162219B2Chamber systems for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 1893US11724455B2Chamber systems for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 15, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 1993US11292090B2Additive manufacturing system and methodSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 5, 2022·2 cites·8 claims
- 2093US11065810B2Additive manufacturing system and methodSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 20, 2021·1 cites·15 claims
- 2193US10870150B2Long and high resolution structures formed by additive manufacturing techniquesSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 22, 2020·2 cites·19 claims
- 2293US10583484B2Multi-functional ingester system for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 10, 2020·2 cites·12 claims
- 2392US12454099B2Part manipulation using printed manipulation pointsSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 28, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2492US12186985B2Additive manufacturing system and methodSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 2591US11964429B2Light recycling for additive manufacturing optimizationSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 23, 2024·1 cites·4 claims
- 2691US11872758B2Multi-functional ingester system for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 16, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2791US8480246B2System and method for reduction of optical noiseLEARD FRANCIS L·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 9, 2013·14 cites·23 claims
- 2890US12042992B2Long and high resolution structures formed by additive manufacturing techniquesSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 23, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 2990US8421037B2System and method for reduction of optical noiseLEARD FRANCIS L·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 16, 2013·12 cites·23 claims
- 3089US12246488B2Dynamic optical assembly for laser-based additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 11, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 3189US11072114B2Variable print chamber walls for powder bed fusion additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 27, 2021·1 cites·11 claims
- 3289US6371662B1Spatially variable filter laser wavelength monitoring/controlCORNING LASERTRON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 16, 2002·33 cites·15 claims
- 3388US11666971B1Additive manufacturing system and methodSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 6, 2023·1 cites·4 claims
- 3487US11738505B2Large area arrayed light valvesSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 29, 2023·1 cites·18 claims
- 3586US12502831B2Chamber systems for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 23, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3686US12030250B2Phase change light valve systemSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 9, 2024·1 cites·10 claims
- 3785US12285801B2Modular architecture for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 29, 2025·1 cites·11 claims
- 3885US12070902B2Variable print chamber walls for powder bed fusion additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 27, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3983US6120190ASpatially variable bandpass filter monitoring and feedback control of laser wavelength especially in wavelength division multiplexing communication systemsLASERTRON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 19, 2000·77 cites·35 claims
- 4083US2025353082A1Additive Manufacturing with Photo-Acoustic Tomography Defect TestingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4182US11745425B2Enclosed additive manufacturing systemSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 5, 2023·0 cites·6 claims
- 4282US11524369B2Chamber systems for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 13, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4382US2025010543A1Electron Beam Patterning System in Additive ManufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4482US2025187268A1Dynamic Optical Assembly For Laser-Based Additive ManufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4578US9256944B2Integration of optical area monitoring with industrial machine controlROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 9, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 4677US11911964B2Recycling powdered material for additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 27, 2024·0 cites·6 claims
- 4777US11691341B2Part manipulation using printed manipulation pointsSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 4, 2023·0 cites·16 claims
- 4877US11446774B2Dynamic optical assembly for laser-based additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 20, 2022·0 cites·21 claims
- 4977US10960466B2Polarization combining system in additive manufacturingSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 30, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 5077US10960465B2Light recycling for additive manufacturing optimizationSEURAT TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 30, 2021·0 cites·13 claims
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