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Filaments for use as a support material in fused deposition modeling

US11434587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BASF SE

Inventors

Jordan Thomas KOPPING · Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE
Marie-Claire HERMANT · Mannheim, DE
Kris Schmidt · San Fernando, US
Nikolaus Nestle · Heidelberg, DE
Alexander KOEHLER · Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 6, 2017
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 29, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29C64/106
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of a filament comprising a core material (CM) comprising a ceramic material precursor (CMP) and the core material (CM) is coated with a layer of shell material (SM) comprising a thermoplastic polymer as a support material in a fused filament fabrication process. Further, the invention relates to three-dimensional objects and a process for the preparation thereof.

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