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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2012
Adrianus Johannes Petrus Maria Vermeer, Geldrop, NL;
Herman Hendrikus Maalderink, Nuenen, NL;
Jacobus Hubertus Theodoor Jamar, Vessem, NL;
Andries Rijfers, Kamerik, NL;
Mark Herman Else Vaes, Eindhoven, NL;
Brian Bauman, Liberty Hill, TX (US);
Richard Thomas, Sleepy Hollow, IL (US);
Adrianus Johannes Petrus Maria Vermeer, Geldrop, NL;
Herman Hendrikus Maalderink, Nuenen, NL;
Jacobus Hubertus Theodoor Jamar, Vessem, NL;
Andries Rijfers, Kamerik, NL;
Mark Herman Else Vaes, Eindhoven, NL;
Brian Bauman, Liberty Hill, TX (US);
Richard Thomas, Sleepy Hollow, IL (US);
DSM IP Assets BV, Te Heerlen, NL;
Abstract
A system and method for layer-by-layer production of an object is provided. The system includes a construction shape having a carrying surface adapted for carrying a layer of build material, a plate having a holding surface adapted for holding an object in an object build area, a moveable reservoir having a plurality of containment surfaces defining a containment area adapted for containing a volume of build material within the moveable reservoir, and an exposure unit adapted for exposing at least a portion of the layer of build material in the object build area so that the portion of the layer of build material solidifies to form a solidified layer of the object.