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American inventor (1961–2019)

Carl Robert Deckard, Ph.D, ME (1961 - December 23, 2019) was an American inventor, teacher, and businessman, best known for inventing and developing Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), a method of 3D printing. He died at the age of 58, on 23 December 2019.

Career

Deckard initially came up with the idea for SLS as an undergraduate at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). He continued developing the technology as a Masters and PhD student with the help of Dr. Joe Beaman, a professor at UT Austin. After several years of trial-and-error, Deckard's machine was capable of manufacturing real parts. He licensed the technology from UT Austin and co-founded Desk Top Manufacturing (DTM) Corp. in 1987. DTM Corp. specialized in rapid prototyping and manufacturing systems for manufacturers and service bureaus. DTM Corp. was acquired by 3D Systems in 2001 at a $45 million valuation. Deckard became an engineering professor at Clemson University after DTM's acquisition. After three and a half years, Deckard returned to Austin to work on the Deckard Engine, a four-stroke engine aimed at replacing emission-emitting two-stroke engines in small, hand-held products.

The majority of Deckard's work was in the additive manufacturing industry. In 2012, Deckard co-founded Structured Polymers LLC, a company that develops novel polymers for SLS machines.

Patents

  • Selective Laser Sintering with Assisted Powder Handling (U.S. 4,938,816)
  • Method and Apparatus for Producing Parts by Selective Sintering (U.S. 4,863,538)
  • Multiple Material Systems for Selective Beam Sintering (U.S. 4,944,817)

References

  1. Lorincz, Jim. "Masters of Manufacturing: Carl R. Deckard PhD". Manufacturing Engineering Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. Carl Robert Deckard, inventor of SLS, dies at 58
  3. ^ Lorenz, Jim. "Masters of Manufacturing: Carl R. Packard, PhD". Manufacturing Engineering Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  4. ^ Lou, Alex. "Selective Laser Sintering, Birth of an Industry". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  5. "3D Systems and DTM Corporation Announce Plans to Merge". NetComposites. Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  6. "IT/Wireless". Austin Technology Incubator. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  7. "Patent US4938816-Selective laser sintering with assisted powder handling". Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  8. "Patent US4863538". Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  9. "Patent US4944817-Multiple material systems for selective beam sintering". Retrieved 2 January 2014.

External links

  • Carl Deckard, Inventor of Selective Laser Sintering, has died on December 23, 2019
  • Masters of Manufacturing: Carl R. Deckard, PhD
  • A creative genius with so much more to contribute' - tributes paid to Selective Laser Sintering inventor Dr Carl Deckard
  1. "Carl Deckard, Inventor of Selective Laser Sintering, has died". Inovar Communications Ltd, 11 Park Plaza, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury SY1 3AF, United Kingdom. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Masters of Manufacturing: Carl R. Deckard, PhD". SME - 1000 Town Center, Suite 1910 Southfield, MI 48075. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Tributes paid to Selective Laser Sintering inventor Dr Carl Deckar". Rapid News Publications Ltd. A Rapid News Communications Group Company. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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