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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Jonathan Meyer, Calne, GB;
Inventor:
Jonathan Meyer, Calne, GB;
Assignee:
AIRBUS GROUP LIMITED, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/52 (2006.01); B29C 41/38 (2006.01); C08G 65/40 (2006.01); C08G 69/08 (2006.01); C08L 71/00 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2006.01); B29C 33/44 (2006.01); B29K 55/02 (2006.01); B29K 71/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/0077 (2013.01); B29C 33/448 (2013.01); B29K 2055/02 (2013.01); B29K 2071/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/31946 (2015.04);
Abstract
An additive layer manufacturing method for producing a shaped article, comprising providing a powdered thermoplastic polymer material () having a re-solidification temperature at most 10% below its melting temperature on the Celsius scale, depositing successive layers of the powdered polymer material () and selectively sintering each layer prior to deposition of the subsequent layer so as to form the article, wherein during its production the article is maintained at a temperature above the glass transition temperature and significantly below the re-solidification temperature of the polymer.