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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:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2003
Applicants:
Melissa D. Boyd, Corvallis, OR (US);
Vladek Kasperchik, Corvallis, OR (US);
Inventors:
Melissa D. Boyd, Corvallis, OR (US);
Vladek Kasperchik, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29C 41/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for creating a three-dimensional solid freeform fabrication object with phase-change material includes depositing a bulk amount of phase-change material in a defined region, selectively ink-jetting an ultraviolet initiator onto a predetermined area of the phase-change material, wherein the ultraviolet initiator defines a cross-sectional area of the three-dimensional object, and exposing the ultraviolet initiator to an ultraviolet light to cause cross-linking of the defined region.