University of Washington

Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Light Sciences Limited Partnership

Mark A Ganter

Duane William Storti

Andrew Jackson Boydston

Adam Edward Goetz

Gregory Isaac Peterson

Mete Yurtoglu

Michael Byrnes Larsen

Chang-Uk Lee

George M Turkiyyah

Di Zhang

Koji Takimoto

Akira Saito

Hao Chen

Mark T Ensz

Carl Thrasher

Troy Becker

Akira Saitoh

Yosuke Ashikari

Johanna Schwartz

Chek T Lim

The present invention provides methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles made of polymers using 3D printing. A layer of prepolymer is deposited on a build plate to form a powder bed. Then, solutions of first and/or second binding agents are printed on the powder bed in a predetermined pattern. After a predetermined period of time, sequential layers are printed to provide the three-dimensional article. The removable binding agent is then removed. The removable binding agent may be solubilized polyetheretherketone. Examples of solubilized polyetheretherketone include, but are not limited to, sulfonated polyetheretherketone and/or nitrated polyetheretherketone. The three-dimensional object can be cured to produce the three-dimensional article composed of the final polymers.

Jettable temporary solubolized peek binders to create removable support materials

The present invention provides methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles made of polymers using 3D printing. A layer of prepolymer is deposited on a build plate to form a powder bed. Then, solutions of first and/or second binding agents are printed on the powder bed in a predetermined pattern. After a predetermined period of time, sequential layers are printed to provide the three-dimensional article. The removable binding agent is then removed. The three-dimensional object can be cured to produce the three-dimensional article composed of the final polymers.

Jettable temporary binders to create removable support materials

The present disclosure provides a method of making an article, including: providing a composition comprising two or more types of polymerizable monomers and two or more types of polymerization initiators; exposing the build region to one or more polymerization stimuli; polymerizing the two or more polymerizable monomers at the build region to provide a polymer layer; and advancing the polymer layer away from the build region to provide a three-dimensional article containing two or more integrally mixed polymers.

Vat photopolymerization additive manufacturing of multi-material parts

Methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles made of polymers using 3D printing are provided. A layer of high performance polymer can be deposited on a build plate to form a powder bed. Then, a solution of a photothermal dye can be printed on the powder bed in a predetermined pattern. Alternatively, the photothermal dye can be added to the entire powder bed. Electromagnetic radiation can be applied, either to the entire bed or in a predetermined pattern, to form the final polymer. After a predetermined period of time, sequential layers are printed to provide the three-dimensional article. The three-dimensional object can be cured to produce the three-dimensional article composed of the final polymers.

Additive manufacturing using photothermal dyes for high efficiency sintering

The present invention provides methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles of polymer materials using 3D printing. A syringe or an inkjet print head prints a solution of prepolymer onto a build plate. The printed prepolymer is exposed to a stimulus whereby the prepolymer is converted to the polymer. After a predetermined time, sequential layers are printed to provide the three-dimensional article. The three-dimensional article can be cured to produce the 3D article made from the final polymer.

Methods for solid freeform fabrication

Methods of solid freeform fabrication

The present invention provides methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles made of polymers using 3D printing. A layer of prepolymer is deposited on a build plate to form a powder bed. The deposited powder bed is heated to about 50&#xb0; C. to about 170&#xb0; C. Then, a solution of activating agent is printed on the powder bed in a predetermined pattern, and a stimulus is applied converting the prepolymer to the final polymer. After a predetermined period of time, sequential layers are printed to provide the three-dimensional article. The three-dimensional object can be cured to produce the three-dimensional article composed of the final polymers.

Method for solid freeform fabrication

The present invention provides high performance polymer (HPP) compositions, methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles made of polymers using molding or 3D printing. The HPP compositions comprise a first HPP dissolved in a solvent and a second HPP present as a solid having particular particle size.

Additive manufacturing using stimuli-responsive high-performance polymers

The present invention provides high performance polymer (HPP) compositions, methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles made of polymers using molding or 3D printing. The HPP compositions comprise a first HPP dissolved in a solvent and a second HPP present as a solid.

A method for modeling an object, particularly suited to complex objects such as anatomical objects, and manipulating the modeled object in a CAD environment includes obtaining volumetric scan data of a region and segmenting the scan data to identify a first object to produce a first set of signed distance values on a grid. Wavelet analysis of the first set of signed distance values provides a function-based representation of the object. A signed distance value model of a second object is obtained, and one or both sets of signed distance values are manipulated to perform a CAD operation.

Function-based representation of N-dimensional structures

The geometry of an object is inferred from values of the signed distance sampled on a uniform grid to efficiently model objects based on data derived from imaging technology that is now ubiquitous in medical diagnostics. Techniques for automated segmentation convert imaging intensity to a signed distance function (SDF), and a voxel structure imposes a uniform sampling grid. Essential properties of the SDF are used to construct upper and lower bounds on the allowed variation in signed distance in 1, 2, and 3 (or more) dimensions. The bounds are combined to produce interval-valued extensions of the SDF, including a tight global extension and more computationally efficient local bounds that provide useful criteria for root exclusion/isolation, enabling modeling of the objects and other applications.

Solid modeling based on volumetric scans

A method is disclosed for the solid modeling of objects that is particularly suitable to modeling objects obtained from scan data, typically voxel-based data, for example medical imaging data. The method provides a more direct approach to providing solid modeling capabilities in modeling complex objects, such as organic objects, that are identified through a segmentation of the scanned data. The voxel-based data is obtained, and segmented to identify in the data the surface of the object. The segmentation is preferably accomplished using a graph cuts/level set method to obtain a grid of signed distance function data. The signed distance function data is then interpolated using wavelets, to produce a functional representation model of the object. The model does not require tessellation, and may be relatively compact. In particular, the resulting wavelet analysis is inherently amenable to multi-resolution analysis and compaction.

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Mark A Ganter