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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:
Nov. 15, 2022

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2018
Applicant:

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);

Inventors:

Kristopher J. Erickson, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Anthony William McLennan, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Lihua Zhao, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/188 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/188 (2017.08); B29C 64/165 (2017.08); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B29K 2995/0073 (2013.01);
Abstract

Example post-print processing of three dimensional (3D) printed objects are disclosed. An example system includes an energy source to apply energy to a selected portion of an outer surface of a 3D printed object. The energy provided by the energy source is to cause a polymer of the selected portion to melt and reflow. The selected portion and a non-selected portion of the outer surface to form a pattern on the outer surface of the 3D printed object. A controller to direct the energy of the energy source to the selected portion of the outer surface.


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