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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Nathaniel B. Pettis, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Adam G. Mayer, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Anthony James Buser, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Inventors:
Nathaniel B. Pettis, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Adam G. Mayer, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Anthony James Buser, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Assignee:
MakerBot Industries, LLC, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 41/22 (2006.01); B32B 3/10 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/10 (2013.01); B29C 67/0055 (2013.01); B29C 67/0088 (2013.01); B32B 2307/40 (2013.01); B32B 2559/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01);
Abstract
An additive three-dimensional fabrication process uses multiple build materials with different optical properties (e.g., color, opacity) at different surface depths to achieve grayscale-rendered images on exterior surfaces thereof.