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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Empire Technology Development Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Benjamin William Millar, Rosebery, AU;
Assignee:
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/04 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2017.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/0055 (2013.01); B29C 67/0092 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for making a three dimensional object are disclosed. The method includes positioning a nozzle of an additive manufacturing device within a support matrix, extruding a feed material through the nozzle and into the support matrix, and moving the nozzle in a three-dimensional pattern within the support matrix, while depositing the feed material, thereby forming the three-dimensional object within the support matrix. Systems for making the three-dimensional object in accordance with the methods are also disclosed.