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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Postprocess Technologies, Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Joshua Hutchinson, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Marc Farfaglia, Buffalo, NY (US);
Cassidy Grant, Buffalo, NY (US);
Assignee:
PostProcess Technologies, Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09G 1/02 (2006.01); B24C 1/08 (2006.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09G 1/02 (2013.01); B24C 1/083 (2013.01); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01);
Abstract
Described are finishing mediums for removing support material and/or for surface finishing of objects made via additive manufacturing techniques. The finishing medium is an aqueous solution containing 1-20% by weight a polyol, 1-20% by weight an anti-corrosion agent, 0.001-10% by weight a hydrotrope. The finishing medium may optionally suspend media particles, thereby forming a finishing suspension. Also described are methods of using the finishing media and finishing suspensions described herein.