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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Jason M. LeFevre, Penfield, NY (US);
Steven M. Russel, Bloomfield, NY (US);
Timothy P. Foley, Marion, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for forming an image on a three dimensional (3D) object are disclosed. For example, the method includes, detecting the 3D object that is formed from a first material is positioned on a movable bed, providing a bed of a powder of a second material on the movable bed around the 3D object, vibrating the bed of powder to provide a level surface of the powder, sintering a portion of the bed of the powder onto the 3D object, moving the 3D object and repeating the providing, the vibrating, the sintering and the moving to form the image onto the 3D object.