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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
May. 30, 2023
Applicant:
3d Systems, Inc., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Inventor:
Patrick Dunne, Lafayette, CA (US);
Assignee:
3D SYSTEMS, INC., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/17 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29C 45/26 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/1742 (2013.01); B29C 33/3842 (2013.01); B29C 45/26 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing (AM) system and a fluid supported molding system. The AM system is configured to produce a plastic mold. The fluid supported molding system includes a pressure vessel surrounding a pressure chamber. The pressure vessel is configured to contain a fluid surrounding the mold. The fluid supported molding system also includes a mold material injector configured to inject a mold material into the mold. During the injection of mold material into the mold, the fluid surrounding the mold is configured to resist defection of an outer surface of the mold.