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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2015
Makerbot Industries, Llc, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Charles John Haider, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael Joseph Kobida, Lake Barrington, IL (US);
Cedric James Kovacs-Johnson, Wilmette, IL (US);
Taylor Michael Fahey, Belle Plaine, MN (US);
Tim Andreas Osswald, Madison, WI (US);
MakerBot Industries, LLC, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Abstract
An assembly that is configured to be coupled to and communicate with a 3D printer having a printer head includes a color-application unit positioned upstream of the 3D printer. The color-application unit is configured to receive a filament and direct the filament to the printer head of the 3D printer. The assembly also includes a color applicator coupled to the color-application unit. The color applicator is operable to selectively apply color to an interior surface of the filament.