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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Applicants:
Thomas P. Paul, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
J. Samuel Batchelder, Somers, NY (US);
Inventors:
Thomas P. Paul, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
J. Samuel Batchelder, Somers, NY (US);
Assignee:
Stratasys, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A detector for use in an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, the detector comprising a sense conductive component and an excitation conductive component to define a first gap that is configured to receive a consumable material used in the extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, where the excitation conductive component is configured to generate a first electrical field across the first gap.