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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Christopher J. Hardee, Raleigh, NC (US);
Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12);
Abstract
Embodiments for 3D printing an object by a processor are described. An object is selected to be printed by a 3D printer. The 3D printer includes a structure. The structure is modified based on the selected object. The selected object is 3D printed by the 3D printer. At least a portion of the selected object is supported by the modified structure while the selected object is being 3D printed by the 3D printer.