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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Stratasys Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Inventors:
Karin Dekel, Kfar Shmuel, IL;
Blake Zachary Courter, Reading, MA (US);
Assignee:
Stratasys Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B29C 64/40 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/40 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A supporting structure built together with an object in an additive manufacturing (AM) process and configured to support an overhang of the object is described. The supporting structure includes a first array of pillars formed with a first material and reinforced with a second material. Each of the pillars in the first array includes a top. At least a portion of the tops in the first array adjoin and define a surface on which the overhang of the object may be supported. The first material is support material.