# US 12,759,241 B2 · Accommodation of decomposition of objects created using additive manufacturing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,759,241 B2 - Document ID: US12759241B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/454,778 - Filed: 2023-08-23 - Published: 2025-02-27 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2023-08-23 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Randy A. Rendahl; Tushar Agrawal; Jeremy R. Fox; Sarbajit K. Rakshit - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12759241B2 ## CPC - B29C 64/393: for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes - B29C 64/364: Conditioning of environment - G06F 30/20: Design optimisation, verification or simulation (optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30) - B33Y 50/02: for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes - G06F 2113/10: Additive manufacturing, e.g. three-dimensional [3D] printing - G06F 2119/20: Design reuse, reusability analysis or reusability optimisation - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - B33Y: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING ## Abstract A decomposition monitoring platform may determine one or more materials, for a three-dimensional (3D) printed object, that are decomposable in an environment. The platform may generate a computer-aided design of the 3D printed object utilizing the determined one or more materials. The platform may create the 3D printed object utilizing the generated computer-aided design and the determined one or more decomposable materials. The platform may deploy the 3D printed object in the environment to cause a decomposition process of the 3D printed object to be initiated. The platform may monitor the decomposition process of the 3D printed object in the environment. The platform may adjust a design of subsequent 3D printed objects based on the monitored decomposition process. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method for monitoring decomposition of materials, the computer-implemented method comprising: determining one or more materials, for a three-dimensional (3D) printed object, that are decomposable in an environment; generating a computer-aided design of the 3D printed object utilizing the determined one or more materials; creating the 3D printed object utilizing the generated computer-aided design and the determined one or more decomposable materials, the 3D printed object being configured to simulate one or more environmental conditions associated with decomposition of the one or more materials; deploying the 3D printed object in the environment; emulating, by the 3D printed object, the one or more environmental conditions to cause a decomposition process of the 3D printed object to be initiated; monitoring the decomposition process of the 3D printed object in the environment; and adjusting a design of subsequent 3D printed objects based on the monitored decomposition process. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a current decomposition rate of the 3D printed object based on monitoring the decomposition process; comparing a historical decomposition rate of the 3D printed object and the current decomposition rate; determining a difference between the historical decomposition rate and the current decomposition rate; and updating the historical decomposition rate, based on the current decomposition rate, wherein the updated historical decomposition rate is to adjust the design of the subsequent 3D printed objects. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the one or more materials comprises: identifying an environment; and obtaining, from a data store, material information identifying the one or more materials based on the environment. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein monitoring the decomposition process comprises: monitoring the decomposition process using one or more monitoring devices, wherein the one or more monitoring devices comprise a camera device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein monitoring the decomposition process comprises: monitoring the decomposition process using one or more monitoring devices, wherein the one or more monitoring devices comprise a sensor device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein deploying the 3D printed object in the environment comprises: configuring the 3D printed object to initiate the decomposition process at a specific date and time. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein deploying the 3D printed object in the environment comprises: configuring the 3D printed object to initiate the decomposition process based on the one or more environmental conditions of the environment. ### Claim 8 A computer program product comprising: one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising: program instructions to obtain, from a data store, material information identifying one or more materials, for a first three-dimensional (3D) printed object, that are decomposable in an environment; program instructions to design the first 3D printed object based on the material information; program instructions to create the first 3D printed object utilizing the one or more materials, the 3D printed object being configured to simulate one or more environmental conditions associated with decomposition of the one or more materials; program instructions to configure the first 3D printed object to emulate the one or more environmental conditions to initiate a decomposition process of the first 3D printed object in the environment; program instructions to monitor the decomposition process of the first 3D printed object in the environment; and program instructions to adjust a design of a second 3D printed object based on the monitored decomposition process. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the program instructions to design the first 3D printed object comprise: program instructions to generate a computer-aided design of the 3D printed object utilizing the one or more materials, wherein the first 3D printed object is created further utilizing the generated computer-aided design. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the program instructions to adjust design of the second 3D printed object comprise: program instructions to update the material information using information regarding the monitored decomposition process; and program instructions to adjust the design of the second 3D printed object using the updated material information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the program instructions to configure the first 3D printed object to initiate the decomposition process comprise: program instructions to configure the first 3D printed object to initiate the decomposition process using a machine embedded within the first 3D printed object. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the program instructions to configure the first 3D printed object to initiate the decomposition process comprise: program instructions to configure the first 3D printed object to initiate the decomposition process through a reaction with the one or more environmental conditions of the environment. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the material information identifies a decomposition rate of the one or more materials, and wherein the program instructions further comprise: program instructions to design the first 3D printed object based on the decomposition rate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the data stores first information identifying different materials and second information identifying decomposition rates of the different materials in different environments. ### Claim 15 A system comprising: one or more devices configured to: obtain, from a data store, material information identifying a decomposition rate of one or more materials in an environment; design a first object for additive manufacturing based on the decomposition rate, the first object being configured to simulate one or more environmental conditions associated with decomposition of the one or more materials; create the first object utilizing the one or more materials and an additive manufacturing printer after designing the object; configure the first object to emulate the one or more environmental conditions to initiate a decomposition process of the first object in the environment; monitor the decomposition process of the first object in the environment; and adjust a design of a second object based on the monitored decomposition process. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the first object is a three-dimensional (3D) object, and wherein the additive manufacturing printer is a 3D printer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the first object is a four-dimensional object, and wherein the additive manufacturing printer is a 4D printer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the decomposition rate is a historical decomposition rate, and wherein the one or more devices are further configured to: determine a current decomposition rate of the one or more materials based on monitoring the decomposition process; determine that the current decomposition rate is different than the historical decomposition rate; and update the material information, in the data store, using the current decomposition rate. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein, to obtain the material information, the one or more devices are configured to: obtain, from the data store, the material information based on information identifying the environment. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more devices, to configure the first object to initiate the decomposition process, are further configured to: configure the first object to initiate the decomposition process through a reaction with the one or more environmental conditions of the environment.