The future of additive manufacturing, through patent analysis

Authors

  • Manuel Javier Rosel Solís Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Autonomous University of Baja California, Valle de las Palmas Unit, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3800-7094
  • Javier Molina Salazar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6551-3112
  • Alex Bernardo Pimentel Mendoza Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Autonomous University of Baja California, Valle de las Palmas Unit, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2736-7254
  • Vladimir Becerril Mendoza Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Autonomous University of Baja California, Valle de las Palmas Unit, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5202-6681
  • Juan Antonio Paz González Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Autonomous University of Baja California, Valle de las Palmas Unit, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3807-5011
  • Yuridia Vega Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Autonomous University of Baja California, Valle de las Palmas Unit, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5229-9655

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37636/recit.v24144152

Keywords:

Additive manufacturing, Patents, Technological forecasting, Manufacturing.

Abstract

In the present work an analysis is carried out using the database of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, considered the most extensive and important worldwide, reviewing the patents registered by the main manufacturers and developers of additive manufacturing technology to industrial and domestic level, to make a technological forecast that helps identify the trend that the development of additive manufacturing will have, visualizing what the manufacturing principle will be by this technological tool, which will become the industry standard and that predominates in the market. In the results obtained in this analysis, everything seems to indicate that the manufacturing by deposition of molten plastic will become the dominant technology in this segment of the industry.

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3D printing patents in the last 7 years. 3D printing patents in the last 7 years. Patentes de impresión 3D en los últimos 7 años.

Published

2019-10-30

How to Cite

Rosel Solís, M. J., Molina Salazar, J., Pimentel Mendoza, A. B., Becerril Mendoza, V., Paz González, J. A., & Vega, Y. (2019). The future of additive manufacturing, through patent analysis. REVISTA DE CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS, 2(4), 144–152. https://doi.org/10.37636/recit.v24144152

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