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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2000
Donald L. Roxby, Gurley, AL (US);
Stephanie Mann, Albertville, AL (US);
Roboric Vision Systems, Inc., Canton, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention describes an automated method for creating impressions of machine-readable encoded symbology using thermojet type solid object printing technology. This is accomplished by electronically transmitting a software file containing a part identification symbol representation in Computer Assisted Drawing (CAD) software format to a ThermoJet™ type solid object printer where tiny droplets of a wax like material are deposited in successive layers to form a three-dimensional pattern insert containing representations of the encoded symbology for combination with a pattern replica of a part to be encoded by said symbology. A casting mold is thereafter formed from the combined pattern and a casting is made from the mold to result in a machine readable 2D Data Matrix type encoded, directly marked, part.