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Method of fabricating soft fibers using fused deposition modeling

US11292169B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY · US

Inventors

Gierad Laput · Pittsburgh, US
Christopher Harrison · Pittsburgh, US
Xiang Chen · 安丰镇, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 7, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29K2101/12
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein describe a method of fabricating soft, flexible fibers using a 3D printer having an extrusion head. Embodiments of the method further include termination techniques to allow a series of fibers to be fabricated on the same object. Aspects of the certain embodiments offer a range of design parameters for controlling the properties of single strands and also of bundles of fibers. The method extends the capabilities of 3D printing without requiring any new hardware.

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