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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventors:
Greg S. Smith, Jr., San Diego, CA (US);
Ben Wynne, San Diego, CA (US);
Guang Jin Li, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/00 (2006.01); C08L 29/04 (2006.01); B33Y 70/00 (2015.01); C23C 14/34 (2006.01); B29K 31/00 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 29/04 (2013.01); B29C 67/0092 (2013.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); C23C 14/34 (2013.01); B29K 2031/04 (2013.01); B29K 2067/046 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides composite support material and associated methods used in the fabrication of three-dimensional objects. In one example, a composite support material for three-dimensional printing can include a soluble filament core that is soluble in a solvent and is encapsulated with an insoluble shell that is insoluble in the solvent. The composite support material is stable in air and, when printed, is dissolvable in the solvent.