Additive manufacturing based on fluid-fluid interface
US11931969B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y70/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This document describes systems and method of embedded printing for additive manufacturing. A print material is printed into a support material. The print material and the support material each have a fluid phase and a solid phase. The print material transitions from the fluid phase to the solid phase based on a fluid-fluid interaction with the support material. One or more parameters of the support material can be adjusted to cause a diffusion rate of the print material into the support material during the fluid-fluid interaction to be less than a threshold value. Multiple print materials can be printed into the support material simultaneously.
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