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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2009
Applicant:
Trevor John Illston, Malvern, GB;
Inventor:
Trevor John Illston, Malvern, GB;
Assignee:
MATERIALS SOLUTIONS LIMITED, Birmingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B29C 67/0077 (2013.01); B22F 2998/00 (2013.01); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11);
Abstract
From one aspect, a method of forming a support for use in a selective sintering or melting process includes forming a body on a platen having a plurality of generally parallel channels each channel being open at least one end. The base of the channels may be formed by the platen. Preferably the support is formed by a selective sintering or melting process.