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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Kelly J. Burton, Rochester, NY (US);
Elizabeth M. Crossen, Churchville, NY (US);
Sean P. Lillis, Jr., Webster, NY (US);
Annie Liu, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 40/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B29C 64/35 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B29C 64/20 (2017.08); B29C 64/35 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A printing system treats the surface of three-dimensional objects to be printed to improve the printing of the articles of manufacture. The system includes a surface treatment module that is positioned to part of the printing process and to treat the object surfaces prior to the surfaces being printed. The treatment of the surfaces within the module include operating an abrasive device to remove material from an object surface and to apply solvent to the object surface to clean the surface.