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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2006
Richard N. Leyden, Topanga, CA (US);
Laurence Messe, Blotzheim, FR;
Frank Tran, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David L. Johnson, The Woodlands, TX (US);
John Wai Fong, Temple City, CA (US);
Carole Chapelat, Saint Louis, FR;
Ranjana C. Patel, Little Hallingbury, GB;
Richard N. Leyden, Topanga, CA (US);
Laurence Messe, Blotzheim, FR;
Frank Tran, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David L. Johnson, The Woodlands, TX (US);
John Wai Fong, Temple City, CA (US);
Carole Chapelat, Saint Louis, FR;
Ranjana C. Patel, Little Hallingbury, GB;
3D Systems, Inc., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a clear, low viscosity photocurable composition including (i) a cationically curable compound (ii) an acrylate-containing compound (iii) a polyol-containing mixture (iv) a cationic photoinitiator and (v) a free radical photoinitiator. The photocurable composition can be cured using rapid prototyping techniques to form opaque-white three-dimensional articles having ABS-like properties.