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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2019
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jean-Luc Rifaut, Brussels, BE;
Jens Eichler, Kaarst, DE;
Tilo Remhof, Hilden, DE;
Brian D. Goers, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian A. Shukla, Maplewood, MN (US);
Alexander J. Kugel, Woodbury, MN (US);
Maiken Givot, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael C. Harper, Hudson, WI (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An additive layer manufacturing method, preferably using selective laser sintering, for manufacturing a solid article, the method including applying a layer of a powder, the powder including at least one powdered (co)polymer, onto a solid substrate in a processing chamber; fusing the powder layer onto the solid substrate; subsequently depositing successive layers of the powder, wherein each successive layer is selectively fused prior to deposition of the subsequent layer of powder so as to form the article. In some embodiments, the powder further includes abrasive particles having a hardness greater than or equal to that of aluminum oxide.