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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Stratasys, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Dominic F. Mannella, Minnetonka, MN (US);
William J. Swanson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kevin C. Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
J. Samuel Batchelder, Somers, NY (US);
Assignee:
Stratasys, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 55/02 (2006.01); B65H 57/18 (2006.01); B65H 49/08 (2006.01); B65H 55/04 (2006.01); B65H 57/12 (2006.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 55/02 (2013.01); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B65H 49/08 (2013.01); B65H 55/046 (2013.01); B65H 57/12 (2013.01); B65H 57/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A payout tube for enabling payout of a consumable filament from a consumable assembly that is configured for use with an additive manufacturing system, the payout tube comprising a tip end having an inlet opening, a base end having an outlet opening, and a tube body having an average effective outer diameter that is substantially greater than an effective inner diameter of the inlet opening.