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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2015
Applicants:
Materialise N.v., Leuven, BE;
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, BE;
Inventors:
Toon Roels, Oud-Heverlee, BE;
Bart Goderis, Bierbeek, BE;
Assignee:
Materialise, NV, Leuven, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/04 (2017.01); B29C 67/00 (2017.01); C08J 5/00 (2006.01); C08F 110/14 (2006.01); C08F 112/08 (2006.01); C08F 112/12 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/0077 (2013.01); C08F 110/14 (2013.01); C08F 112/08 (2013.01); C08J 5/00 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
The application relates to methods for manufacturing an object from a powder by selective sintering. More particularly, the methods described herein involve the step of selecting a polymer wherein the density of the crystalline phase of said polymer is equal to or lower than the density of the amorphous phase of said polymer.