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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Applicant:
Patrick C. Dunne, Maynard, MA (US);
Inventor:
Patrick C. Dunne, Maynard, MA (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/083 (2006.01); A61C 5/10 (2006.01); B05D 3/00 (2006.01); B05C 11/00 (2006.01); B05C 11/02 (2006.01); B05C 13/00 (2006.01); B05C 13/02 (2006.01); B05C 21/00 (2006.01); B21F 43/00 (2006.01); B23P 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B23K 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods disclosed herein employ various modes of material deposition and material removal to build a complex, three-dimensional structure upon a rotating base. The systems and methods may be usefully employed to fabricate geometrically and aesthetically accurate dental articles from digital models.