Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device for three-dimensional fabrication with cavity filling
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Application No.: US15332653Application Date: 2016-10-24
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Publication No.: US09884450B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Peter Joseph Schmehl
- Applicant: MakerBot Industries, LLC
- Applicant Address: US NY Brooklyn
- Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLC
- Current Assignee: MakerBot Industries, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Brooklyn
- Agency: Strategic Patents, P.C.
- Main IPC: B29C64/205
- IPC: B29C64/205 ; B29C47/92 ; B29C64/209 ; B29C47/02 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B29C64/106 ; B29C64/386 ; B29C64/40 ; B33Y80/00 ; B29C47/00 ; B29C47/08 ; B33Y50/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y40/00 ; B33Y70/00 ; B29K101/12 ; B29K105/00

Abstract:
A three-dimensional printer is configured to fill interior cavities of a fabricated object with functional or aesthetic materials during fabrication. In general, a number of layers can be fabricated with an infill pattern that leaves void space within an exterior surface of the object. These void spaces can receive a second material such as an epoxy or adhesive that spans multiple layers of the object to increase structural integrity. Similarly, aesthetic materials may be used to add color, opacity, or other desired properties to a fabricated object. The void spaces can also or instead form molds that are filled with a build material to provide a fabricated object.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170036394A1 THREE-DIMENSIONAL FABRICATION WITH CAVITY FILLING Public/Granted day:2017-02-09
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