Systems, devices, and methods for printing on three-dimensional objects
US10345703B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03F7/2057
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for printing on surfaces of three-dimensional objects are provided. The systems, devices, and methods allow for images, and three-dimensional structures, to be printed onto a surface of a three-dimensional object. The surface of the three-dimensional object can have many different shapes, including an arbitrary or non-uniform shape having multiple curves. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes associating a pattern of polygons with a surface of a three-dimensional object and then scaling a pattern of polygons associated with an image to be printed onto the surface with the pattern of polygons associated with the surface. One or more polygons of the scaled pattern of polygons are then progressively projected onto the surface, and a photosensitive material associated with the surface is cured to set projected image portion on the surface. Systems, devices, and other methods for printing onto surfaces of three-dimensional objects are also provided.
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