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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Amy Ellen Langhorst, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ellen Cheng-chi Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Deborah Frances Mielewski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 2/46 (2006.01); C08F 2/50 (2006.01); C08G 61/04 (2006.01); C08F 283/00 (2006.01); C08L 51/08 (2006.01); C09D 151/08 (2006.01); B33Y 70/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); C08K 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 283/006 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); C08K 3/346 (2013.01); C08L 51/08 (2013.01); C09D 151/08 (2013.01); C08L 2205/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An additive manufacturing method. The method includes mixing a reflective material including fibers with a photopolymer resin to form a resin mixture having a loading of the reflective material of at least 3 wt. %. The method further includes curing the resin mixture using a light source to form first and second individually cured layers and a bridge of a portion of the fibers between the two layers.