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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:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John L Lombardi, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregory E Hilmas, Tucson, AZ (US);
Dragan Popovich, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Ceramics Research, Inc., Tuscon, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524318 ; 524413 ; 524430 ; 524443 ;
Abstract
A ceramic or metal feedstock composition useful for manufacture of prototype elements using a filament or ribbon deposition apparatus, includes a ceramic or metal powder, a binder of ethylene/acrylate copolymer or homopolymer, a wax and liquid plasticizer mixed together in the form of a ribbon or rod which may then be used in a prototyping device.