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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
May. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Lang Lombardi, Tucson, AZ (US);
Dragan Popovich, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregory John Artz, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Stratasys, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
700119 ; 264 407 ;
Abstract
A water-soluble thermoplastic composition for three-dimensional modeling comprising poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) is disclosed. The composition in the form of an extrudable object may be extruded by an extrusion apparatus in a programmed pattern onto a base as a ribbon of liquified polymer to create a support structure for a prototype object or to create a water-soluble polymeric element.