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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008

Filed:

Oct. 29, 2004
Applicants:

Shawn D Hunter, Corvallis, OR (US);

Vladek P Kasperchik, Corvallis, OR (US);

Jeffrey Allen Nielsen, Corvallis, OR (US);

David C Collins, Philomath, OR (US);

Tony Cruz-uribe, Corvallis, OR (US);

Inventors:

Shawn D Hunter, Corvallis, OR (US);

Vladek P Kasperchik, Corvallis, OR (US);

Jeffrey Allen Nielsen, Corvallis, OR (US);

David C Collins, Philomath, OR (US);

Tony Cruz-Uribe, Corvallis, OR (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B28B 3/10 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A three-dimensional object is fabricated from powder. A powder layer is deposited. The powder layer is selectively wetted to hinder movement of the powder. A binder is applied to selected areas of the powder layer to harden the areas of the powder layer. The steps are repeated until the three-dimensional object is fabricated.


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