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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Ron E. Dufort, Rochester, NY (US);
Erwin Ruiz, Rochester, NY (US);
Linn C. Hoover, Webster, NY (US);
David K. Ahl, Rochester, NY (US);
Patrick J. Howe, Fairport, NY (US);
Andrew W. Hays, Fairport, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional object facilitates the removal of support material from the object. The method includes moving the object to a position opposite a microwave radiator and operating the microwave radiator to change the phase of the support material from solid to liquid. A controller either monitors the expiration of a predetermined time period or a temperature of the object to determine when the microwave radiator operation is terminated. The microwave radiation does not damage the object because the support material has a dielectric loss factor that is greater than the dielectric loss factor of the object.