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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
Applicant:
Raffaele Martinoni, Wolfhausen, CH;
Inventor:
Raffaele Martinoni, Wolfhausen, CH;
Assignee:
3D Systems, Inc., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/00 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2006.01); C08K 7/10 (2006.01); C08L 77/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/0077 (2013.01); C08K 7/10 (2013.01); C08L 77/00 (2013.01); C08L 2205/16 (2013.01); Y10T 428/256 (2015.01);
Abstract
Powder compositions and articles and methods of forming articles from powder compositions are provided. The powder compositions include at least one polymer powder and an amount of reinforcing particles having an aspect ratio of preferably at least about 5:1. In a preferred embodiment, the powder composition is capable of being formed, via a laser sintering process, into a three-dimensional article that exhibits one or more desirable mechanical properties in an elevated temperature environment.