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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Arevo, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Riley Reese, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hemant Bheda, Saratoga, CA (US);
Arevo, Inc, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods for printing at least a portion of a three-dimensional (3D) object, comprising receiving, in computer memory, a model of the 3D object. Next, at least one filament material from a source of the at least one filament material may be directed towards a substrate that is configured to support the 3D object, thereby depositing a first layer corresponding to a portion of the 3D object adjacent to the substrate. A second layer corresponding to at least a portion of the 3D object may be deposited. The first and second layer may be deposited in accordance with the model of the 3D object. At least a first energy beam from at least one energy source may be used to selectively melt at least a portion of the first layer and/or the second layer, thereby forming at least a portion of the 3D object.