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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2022
Divergent Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michael Thomas Kenworthy, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Taylor Caitlin Doty, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Bahram Issari, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Narender Shankar Lakshman, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Krzysztof Artysiewicz, Los Angeles, CA (US);
DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods for removing support structures in additively manufactured parts are disclosed. A method in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure comprises inserting a demolition object in a first state into a hollow portion of a 3-D printed part, breaking a support structure within the hollow portion by contact with the demolition object, changing the demolition object into a second state while the demolition object is within the hollow portion of the 3-D printed part, and removing the demolition object from the hollow portion of the 3-D printed part.