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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
May. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Robert L. Zinniel, Plymouth, MN (US);
John Samuel Batchelder, Somers, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert L. Zinniel, Plymouth, MN (US);
John Samuel Batchelder, Somers, NY (US);
Assignee:
Stratasys, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a method for forming an object, the method comprising jetting a first material to form a plurality of layers that define a support structure increment, and extruding a second material to form a layer of the object. The layer of the object substantially conforms to an interior surface of the support structure increment.