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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2004
Jeffrey A. Nielsen, Corvallis, OR (US);
Vladek Kasperchik, Corvallis, OR (US);
Laura Kramer, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffrey A. Nielsen, Corvallis, OR (US);
Vladek Kasperchik, Corvallis, OR (US);
Laura Kramer, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Materials and methods for freeform fabrication of a solid three-dimensional object are provided. At least one layer of support material and at least one layer of build material are dispensed onto a substrate. The support material includes at least one of water and a fusible water-containing substance and the build material is a substance other than water or a fusible, water-containing substance. After solidification, the at least one layer of support material is removed by an automated or manual process which includes washing with water at ambient temperature and/or causing the support material to undergo a phase change, to produce the solid three-dimensional object.