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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2020
Applicants:

The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Stratasys, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Inventors:

Robert Chisena, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Miguel Angel Funes Lora, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Albert Shih, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Darren Bolger, South Lyon, MI (US);

Jeffrey Wensman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Andrew Hanson, Saint Paul, MN (US);

Gary Larson, Independence, MN (US);

Chris Holshouser, Chanhassen, MN (US);

Assignees:

The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Stratasys, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B29D 99/0021 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); A61F 2/76 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7532 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are three-dimensional parts, such as orthotics and prosthetics, having sinusoidal wave pattern infill structures first and second boundary walls. Also disclosed are printers or systems configured to manufacture such parts, as well as methods of manufacturing such parts. The sinusoidal wave pattern infill structures are formed between, and normal to, the first and second boundary walls and are configured to provide locally tunable structural properties in different regions of the part.


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