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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2019
Applicant:
3d Systems, Incorporated, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Inventors:
Bo Wu, Wilsonville, NC (US);
Jule W Thomas, Jr., West Linn, NC (US);
Assignee:
3D SYSTEMS, INC., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 91/06 (2006.01); B29C 64/00 (2017.01); B29C 64/40 (2017.01); B29K 91/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); C08L 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 91/06 (2013.01); B29C 64/00 (2017.08); B29C 64/40 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); C08L 23/06 (2013.01); B29K 2023/06 (2013.01); B29K 2091/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Water dispersible support materials for use with a three-dimensional printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, a support material described herein comprises a phase change wax component and an ethoxylated polyethylene having the formula H—(CH)—(OCHCH)—OH, wherein m is an integer from 22 to 60 and n is an integer from 2 to 200. In some cases, the phase change wax component and the ethoxylated polyethylene are each present in the support material in an amount of 20-80% by weight.