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Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 14, 2024
Applicant:

Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US);

Inventor:

Kenneth J. Susnjara, Birdseye, IN (US);

Assignee:

Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/147 (2017.01); B29C 64/30 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B29K 101/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/147 (2017.08); B29C 64/30 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B29K 2101/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

An additive manufacturing method includes removing material from a sheet to create a plurality of individual layer segments formed, placing at least two first layer segments adjacent to each other at the same height to form a first layer having a hollow interior, the at least two first layer segments defining a first portion of an exterior of a part, and placing at least one second layer segment above the at least two first layer segments to form a second layer having a hollow interior, the at least one second layer segment defining a second portion of the exterior of the part. The method includes attaching the first layer to the second layer and removing material from the first layer and from the second layer to form the part having a continuous surface that extends along the first layer and the second layer.


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