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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2003
Christopher Oriakhi, Corvallis, OR (US);
Isaac Farr, Corvallis, OR (US);
Christopher Oriakhi, Corvallis, OR (US);
Isaac Farr, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention is drawn toward compositions, methods, and systems for solid free-form fabrication of three-dimensional objects. In one embodiment, a system for solid free-form fabrication of three-dimensional objects can comprise a particulate composition, a substrate configured for supporting at least a layer of the particulate composition in a defined region, and a liquid phase binder configured for being jetted in the defined region to polymerize at least a portion of the particulate composition to form a polymeric cement. Using this system in a layer by layer deposition process, three-dimensional objects can be formed. The particulate composition can include from 70 wt % to 99.9 wt % of polymeric particulates, and from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of a polymerization initiator. The liquid phase binder can include from 70 wt % to 90 wt % of polymerizable monomers and from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of a polymerization accelerator.