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- Patent Title: Methods for printing three-dimensional objects
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Application No.: US15619401Application Date: 2017-06-09
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Publication No.: US09956640B2Publication Date: 2018-05-01
- Inventor: Paul Burke , Mateo Pena Doll
- Applicant: Digital Alloys Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US MA Burlington
- Assignee: DIGITAL ALLOYS INCORPORATION
- Current Assignee: DIGITAL ALLOYS INCORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Burlington
- Agency: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Main IPC: B29C64/386
- IPC: B29C64/386 ; B23K11/00 ; B23K11/25 ; B23K11/30 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y50/02

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a method for printing at least a portion of a three-dimensional (3D) object adjacent to a support. The method may comprise receiving in computer memory a computational representation of the 3D object. Subsequent to receiving the computational representation of the 3D object, at least one feedstock may be directed through a feeder towards the support. Upon directing the at least one feedstock through the feeder, electrical current may be flowed through the at least one feedstock and into the support. The at least one feedstock may be subjected to Joule heating upon flow of electrical current through the at least one feedstock, which may be sufficient to melt at least a portion of the at least one feedstock. The at least the portion of the at least one feedstock may be deposited adjacent to the support in accordance with the computational representation of the 3D object.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170282283A1 Methods for Printing Three-Dimensional Objects Public/Granted day:2017-10-05
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