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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:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Alexander R. Lippert, Dallas, TX (US);
Maha Aljowni, Dallas, TX (US);
Bo Li, Dallas, TX (US);
Uroob Harris, Irving, TX (US);
Cecilia O'Brien, Dallas, TX (US);
Daniel Scott Clark, Rocklin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/273 (2017.01); C09D 11/101 (2014.01); B29C 64/286 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/273 (2017.08); B29C 64/286 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); C09D 11/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention includes a system, apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional image and/or printing a three dimensional structures, the system comprising: a medium comprising a photocurable monomer and an optical molecular switch molecule that has a non-fluorescent state and a fluorescent state, wherein the monomer forms a polymer upon exposure to the emitted light. Also taught are novel fluorescent photoswitch molecules.